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ArticlePloS one2014

Cupulin is a zona pellucida-like domain protein and major component of the cupula from the inner ear.

Jens Dernedde, Christoph Weise, Eva-Christina Müller, Akira Hagiwara, Sebastian Bachmann, Mamoru Suzuki, Werner Reutter, Rudolf Tauber, Hans Scherer

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jens DerneddeInstitut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Christoph WeiseInstitut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Eva-Christina MüllerMax Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin-Buch, Germany.
Akira HagiwaraDepartment of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Sebastian BachmannInstitut für Vegetative Anatomie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Mamoru SuzukiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Werner ReutterInstitut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Rudolf TauberInstitut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Hans SchererKlinik für Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DETokyo Medical University · JPFreie Universität Berlin · DEMax Delbrück Center · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extracellular membranes of the inner ear are essential constituents to maintain sensory functions, the cupula for sensing torsional movements of the head, the otoconial membrane for sensing linear movements and accelerations like gravity, and the tectorial membrane in the cochlea for hearing. So far a number of structural proteins have been described, but for the gelatinous cupula precise data are missing. Here, we describe for the first time a major proteinogenic component of the cupula structure with an apparent molecular mass of 45 kDa from salmon. Analyses of respective peptides revealed highly conserved amino-acid sequences with identity to zona pellucida-like domain proteins. Immunohistochemistry studies localized the protein in the ampulla of the inner ear from salmon and according to its anatomical appearance we identified this glycoprotein as Cupulin. Future research on structure and function of zona pellucida-like domain proteins will enhance our knowledge of inner ear diseases, like sudden loss of vestibular function and other disturbances.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsAvian ProteinsChickensEar, InnerFish ProteinsGuinea PigsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataProtein Structure, TertiaryRabbitsSalmonSequence Homology, Amino AcidAvian ProteinsFish ProteinsMembrane ProteinsZPLD1 protein, human

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PMID25369234
PMCPMC4219815
OpenAlexW2034190486

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