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A look at the protein complex that enables hearing

The molecular basis of how vertebrate animals sense sound and perceive balance has been unclear for decades. The structure of a mechanically sensitive protein complex from nematode worms has been revealed, illuminating the architecture of the machinery that translates mechanical forces into electrical signals.

This is a summary of: Jeong, H. et al. Structures of the TMC-1 complex illuminate mechanosensory transduction. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05314-8 (2022).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03147-z

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