The SLC26 family of membrane proteins combines a variety of functions within a conserved
molecular scaffold. Its members, besides coupled anion transporters and channels, include …

Prestin is the motor protein responsible for the somatic electromotility of cochlear outer hair
cells and is essential for normal hearing sensitivity and frequency selectivity of mammals …

Abstract Prestin (SLC26A5) is a member of the SLC26/SulP anion transporter family. Its
unique quasi-piezoelectric mechanical activity generates fast cellular motility of cochlear …

The SLC26 gene family encodes multifunctional transport proteins in numerous tissues and
organs. Some paralogs function as anion exchangers, others as anion channels, and one …

The mammalian outer hair cell (OHC) protein prestin (Slc26a5) differs from other Slc26
family members due to its unique piezoelectric-like property that drives OHC electromotility …

Individual members of the mammalian SLC26 anion transporter family serve two
fundamentally distinct functions. Whereas most members transport different anion substrates …

The voltage-dependent motor protein prestin (also known as SLC26A5) is responsible for
the electromotive behaviour of outer-hair cells and underlies the cochlear amplifier …

The integral membrane protein prestin, a member of the SLC26 anion transporter family, is
responsible for the voltage-driven electromotility of mammalian outer hair cells. It was …

Prestin is the motor protein of cochlear outer hair cells. It belongs to a distinct anion
transporter family called solute carrier protein 26A, or SLC26A. Members of this family serve …

Abstract Neurotransmitter-sodium symporters (NSS), targets for psychostimulants and
therapeutic drugs, have a critical role in neurotransmission. Whereas eukaryotic NSS show …