Otoferlin: A multi-C 2 domain protein essential for hearing

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 671-680

  PangrŠič, Tina ^a   Reisinger, Ellen ^a   Moser, Tobias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium; Ferlins; Fusion; Hair cell; Priming; Synaptic vesicle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OTOFERLIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; OTOF PROTEIN, HUMAN; OTOFERLIN PROTEIN, MOUSE;

COCHLEAR NERVE; EXOCYTOSIS; HAIR CELL; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SOUND; SYNAPSE VESICLE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; PATCH CLAMP; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; EXOCYTOSIS; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, INNER; HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUTATION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 84867906699     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: 1878108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2012.08.002     Document Type: Review

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