otopetrin

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek οὖς, ὠτ- (oûs, ōt-, “ot-; ear”) and Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros, “stone”) [1]

Noun

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otopetrin (plural otopetrins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of transmembrane proteins associated with otoconia and with sensing the sour taste

References

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  1. ^ Hughes I, Binkley J, Hurle B, Green ED, Sidow A, Ornitz DM (2008 February) “Identification of the Otopetrin Domain, a conserved domain in vertebrate otopetrins and invertebrate otopetrin-like family members”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology, volume 8, →DOI, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18254951 ���PMID], →PMCID, page 41
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