α10: A determinant of nicotinic cholinergic receptor function in mammalian vestibular and cochlear mechanosensory hair cells

Belén Elgoyhen, A.; E. Vetter, Douglas; Katz, Eleonora; V. Rothlin, Carla; F. Heinemann, Stephen; Boulter, Jim

doi:10.1073/pnas.051622798

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α10: A determinant of nicotinic cholinergic receptor function in mammalian vestibular and cochlear mechanosensory hair cells

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A. Belén Elgoyhen

Douglas E. Vetter

Eleonora Katz

Abstract

We report the cloning and characterization of rat α10, a previously unidentified member of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit gene family. The protein encoded by the α10 nAChR subunit gene is most similar to the rat α9 nAChR, and both α9 and α10 subunit genes are transcribed in adu...

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