A surprising new function of essential hearing proteins may explain why some genetic mutations and common antibiotics lead to permanent deafness.
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Scientists find hidden trigger killing inner ear cells, hinting at hearing loss cure
Researchers at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders have identified a previously unknown mechanism that destroys the sensory hair cells of the inner ear, a discovery ...
Researchers discover that hearing-essential proteins (TMC1/TMC2) also regulate cell membranes, and their malfunction is a primary cause of permanent hearing loss.
Proteins long known to be essential for hearing have been hiding a talent: they also act as gatekeepers that shuffle fatty molecules across cell membranes. When this newly discovered function goes ...
Researchers at The University of Osaka use a nanoreactor to produce pores that mimic biological ion channelsIon channels are ...
Membrane proteins are involved in a multitude of diseases, from psychiatric disorders to various types of cancer. An international team has developed a new technique that will speed up the design of ...
Cell membranes are the boundaries of living cells. They are made up of amphiphilic lipids, cholesterol, and membrane proteins arranged in a dynamic bilayer. They regulate signal transduction, ...
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