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Stringing the fiddle: the inner ear's two-part invention

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The identity of the tip link, which converts mechanical force to channel opening in hair cells, has been controversial, with different groups promoting cadherin 23 or protocadherin 15. A new paper in Nature shows that both proteins are involved.

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Figure 1: Structure of hair bundle stereocilia and tip links.

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