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Localization of unconventional myosin isozymes in the inner ear suggests specific functions, with myosin-Ibeta in adaptation, myosin-VI in anchoring stereocilia, and myosin-VIIa in structural integrity.
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May inform genetic hearing loss mechanisms; extends prior hypotheses on myosin roles in stereocilia.
Hasson et al. (1997) studied Inner-ear sensory epithelia physiology. Localization of unconventional myosin isozymes in the inner ear suggests specific functions, with myosin-Ibeta in adaptation, myosin-VI in anchoring stereocilia, and myosin-VIIa in structural integrity.
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