Search Ontology:
GO: Cellular Component
stereocilia coupling link
- Term ID
- GO:0002139
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- Definition
- A structure involved in coupling stereocilia to one another in sensory hair cells There are four morphologically distinct types: tip links, horizontal top connectors, shaft connectors and ankle links. Tip links and horizontal top connectors are the only inter-stereocilia links associated with mature cochlea, whereas ankle links appear during development of the auditory hair bundle. 16775142
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- Ontology
- GO: Cellular Component QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes