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Nicolás Fuentes-Ugarte

University of ChileORCID 0000-0002-5395-9237Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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From Transporter to Motor: Evolutionary and Structural Insights into the Emergence of Prestin's Area-Motor Activity in Mammals

Nicolás Fuentes-Ugarte, Tiaren Ruiz-Rojas, Felipe Garcia‐Olave, A. R. Ruiz-Fernández, José Antonio Gárate, Víctor Castro‐Fernández, Raul R. Araya-Secchi

This study investigates how prestin evolved from an anion transporter to a voltage-sensitive motor in mammals through structural and evolutionary analysis.

Protein Science · Apr 7, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology