| Term: | hair cell sodium:potassium-exchanging ATPase complex |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | hair cell |
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| Synonyms: | hair cells |
| Definition: | Hair cell is a mechanoreceptor cell that is sensitive to movement of the hair-like projections (stereocilia and kinocilia) which relay the information centrally in the nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009366] |
| Name: | sodium:potassium-exchanging ATPase complex |
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| Synonyms: | sodium pump, sodium/potassium-exchanging ATPase complex |
| Definition: | Sodium:potassium-exchanging ATPases are tetrameric proteins, consisting of two large alpha subunits and two smaller beta subunits. The alpha subunits bear the active site and penetrate the membrane, while the beta subunits carry oligosaccharide groups and face the cell exterior. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005890] QuickGO AmiGO |