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. “Identification of the Otopetrin Domain, a conserved domain in vertebrate otopetrins and invertebrate otopetrin-like family members”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology, volume 8, February 2008, →DOI, →PMID, pages 41
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