otopetrin

English

Etymology

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

Noun

otopetrin (plural otopetrins)

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

References
  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, →PMID, →PMCID, page 41
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