Myosin VIIA, important for human auditory function, is necessary for Drosophila auditory organ development.
BACKGROUND:Myosin VIIA (MyoVIIA) is an unconventional myosin necessary for vertebrate audition [1]-[5]. Human auditory transduction occurs in sensory hair cells with a staircase-like arrangement of apical protrusions called stereocilia. In these hair cells, MyoVIIA maintains stereocilia organization...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-05-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2362849?pdf=render |