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Details on Person UniProt:Q9EPH0 Slc26a5

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commentFUNCTION Voltage-sensitive motor protein that drives outer hair cell (OHC) electromotility (eM) and participates in sound amplification in the hearing organ (PubMed:11125015, PubMed:11274441). Converts changes in the transmembrane electric potential into mechanical displacements resulting in the coupling of its expansion to movement of a charged voltage sensor across the lipid membrane (PubMed:11125015, PubMed:11274441). The nature of the voltage sensor is not completely clear, and two models compete. In the first model, acts as an incomplete transporter where intracellular chloride anion acts as extrinsic voltage sensor that drives conformational change in the protein which is sufficient to produce a length change in the plane of the membrane and hence in the length of the OHC (PubMed:11423665). The second model in which multiple charged amino acid residues are distributed at the intracellular and extracellular membrane interfaces that form an intrinsic voltage sensor, whose movement produces the non-linear capacitance (NLC) (By similarity). However, the effective voltage sensor may be the result of a hybrid voltage sensor assembled from intrinsic charge (charged residues) and extrinsic charge (bound anion) (By similarity). Notably, binding of anions to the anion-binding pocket partially neutralizes the intrinsic positive charge rather than to form an electrically negative sensor, therefore remaining charge may serve as voltage sensor that, after depolarization, moves from down (expanded state) to up (contracted) conformation, which is accompanied by an eccentric contraction of the intermembrane cross-sectional area of the protein as well as a major increase in the hydrophobic thickness of the protein having as consequences the plasma membrane thickening and the cell contraction after membrane depolarization (By similarity). The anion-binding pocket transits from the inward-open (Down) state, where it is exposed toward the intracellular solvent in the absence of anion, to the occluded (Up) state upon anion binding (PubMed:24710176). Salicylate competes for the anion-binding site and inhibits the voltage-sensor movement, and therefore inhibits the charge transfer and electromotility by displacing Cl(-) from the anion-binding site and by preventing the structural transitions to the contracted state (By similarity). In addition, can act as a weak Cl(-)/HCO3(-) antiporter across the cell membrane and so regulate the intracellular pH of the outer hair cells (OHCs) (PubMed:22063625, PubMed:22890707), while firstly found as being unable to mediate electrogenic anion transport (PubMed:17442754, PubMed:22063625, PubMed:22890707). Moreover, supports a role in cardiac mechanical amplification serving as an elastic element to enhance the actomyosin- based sarcomere contraction system (By similarity).CATALYTIC ACTIVITY 2 hydrogencarbonate(in) + chloride(out) = 2 hydrogencarbonate(out) + chloride(in)ACTIVITY REGULATION Salicylate, an inhibitor of outer hair cell motility, acts as a competitive antagonist at the prestin anion-binding site.SUBUNIT Homodimer (By similarity). Interacts (via STAS domain) with CALM; this interaction is calcium-dependent and the STAS domain interacts with only one lobe of CALM which is an elongated conformation (PubMed:33667636). Interacts with MYH1 (By similarity).SUBCELLULAR LOCATION Lateral membrane of outer hair cells (PubMed:11125015, PubMed:11867734). Alters profoundly the shape of its surrounding lipid bilayer (By similarity).TISSUE SPECIFICITY Specifically expressed in outer hair cells of cochleae (PubMed:11125015, PubMed:12782792) (at protein level) (PubMed:11867734). Not detected in other cells of the organ of Corti (PubMed:11125015).DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE Expressed in the outer hair cells in the cochlea from day 7 onwards, including at day 12, at the onset of hearing in rats (at protein level) (PubMed:11867734). Low levels are present in newborn rats and up to day 6. Subsequently, levels increase strongly. Adult levels are detected starting from day 9 in the basal turn of the cochlea, from day 10-11 in the middle turn, and from day 12 in the apical turn.INDUCTION Up-regulated in cochlea by thyroid hormone T3, perhaps acting via thyroid hormone receptor (at protein level).DOMAIN The STAS domain mediates dimerization, with both STAS domains latched onto each other in a domain-swapped manner (By similarity). The N-terminus domain is involved in dimerization such that each N-terminus domain embraces both STAS domains (By similarity). The STAS domain harbors a unique anion-binding site important for the fine regulation of the high-frequency electromotile properties (PubMed:26635354). The transmembrane domain consists of 14 transmembrane segments organized a 7(+)7 inverted repeat architecture that can be divided into two main helix bundles, the ''core'' domain and the ''gate'' domain (PubMed:24710176). The transmembrane regions are domain-swapped with the STAS domain containing N- and C-terminal cytoplasmic domains (By similarity). The STAS domain mediates CALM binding CALM (PubMed:33667636).MISCELLANEOUS The anion-binding site that controls electromotility and associated charge movement in mammalian corresponds to the central binding site of the anion translocation pathway in non-mammalian.SIMILARITY Belongs to the SLC26A/SulP transporter (TC 2.A.53) family.ONLINE INFORMATION Pump up the volume - Issue 22 of May 2002
descriptionrecommendedName: fullName evidence="20"Prestin alternativeName: Solute carrier family 26 member 5
geneNameSlc26a5
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identifierQ9EPH0
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keyword3D-structure
Cell membrane
Cell shape
Glycoprotein
Hearing
Membrane
Motor protein
Reference proteome
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
modified[InstanceEdit:143527] Schmidt, EE, 2004-11-12 07:45:10
[InstanceEdit:217385] Schmidt, EE, 2008-03-27 06:23:53
[InstanceEdit:354386] Schmidt, EE, 2008-06-18 04:45:12
[InstanceEdit:384350] Kanapin, AA, 2008-11-26 14:00:39
[InstanceEdit:392885] Kanapin, AA, 2009-03-09 12:07:18
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nameSlc26a5
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
secondaryIdentifierS26A5_RAT
Q9ERC6
sequenceLength744
species[Species:48895] Rattus norvegicus
(referenceEntity)[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:9667685] Clone of Slc26a5 [plasma membrane] [Rattus norvegicus]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:9667708] Slc26a5 (expanded) [plasma membrane] [Rattus norvegicus]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:9667728] Slc26a5 [plasma membrane] [Rattus norvegicus]
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