Structure of Brush Border Microvilli (IMAGE)

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Structure of Brush Border Microvilli

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This visual abstract presents a systematic biochemical and structural characterization of the brush border inter-microvillar tip-link complex assembly, revealing its striking similarity with the inner ear hair cell interstereocilia complex organizations, despite their minimal overlap in proteins.

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Li and He et al./Developmental Cell 2016

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