Elevator-like movements of prestin mediate outer hair cell electromotility

MF Kuwabara, BG Haddad, D Lenz-Schwab… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The outstanding acuity of the mammalian ear relies on cochlear amplification, an active
mechanism based on the electromotility (eM) of outer hair cells. eM is a piezoelectric …

Transport mechanism of DgoT, a bacterial homolog of SLC17 organic anion transporters

N Dmitrieva, S Gholami, C Alleva, P Carloni… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Abstract The solute carrier 17 (SLC17) family contains anion transporters that accumulate
neurotransmitters in secretory vesicles, remove carboxylated monosaccharides from …

Effects of an external static EF on the conformational transition of 5-HT1A receptor: A molecular dynamics simulation study

L Guan, J Tan, B Qi, Y Chen, M Cao, Q Zhang… - Biophysical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The serotonin receptor subtype 1 A (5-HT1AR), one of the G-protein-coupled receptor
(GPCR) family, has been implicated in several neurological conditions. Understanding the …