[HTML][HTML] Mechanotransduction in mammalian sensory hair cells

GA Caprara, AW Peng - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
In the inner ear, the auditory and vestibular systems detect and translate sensory information
regarding sound and balance. The sensory cells that transform mechanical input into an …

[HTML][HTML] Physics of mechanotransduction by Piezo ion channels

M Young, AH Lewis, J Grandl - Journal of General Physiology, 2022 - rupress.org
Piezo ion channels are sensors of mechanical forces and mediate a wide range of
physiological mechanotransduction processes. More than a decade of intense research has …

Exploring cell and tissue mechanics with optical tweezers

F Català-Castro, E Schäffer… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Cellular and tissue biosystems emerge from the assembly of their constituent molecules and
obtain a set of specific material properties. To measure these properties and understand …

[HTML][HTML] Connexin30-deficiency causes mild hearing loss with the reduction of endocochlear potential and ATP release

J Chen, P Chen, B He, T Gong, Y Li, J Zhang… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
GJB2 and GJB6 are adjacent genes encoding connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30),
respectively, with overlapping expression in the inner ear. Both genes are associated with …

Mechanosensitive Channels: History, Diversity, and Mechanisms

S Sukharev, A Anishkin - … (Moscow), Supplement Series A: Membrane and …, 2022 - Springer
Mechanical forces are inseparable from most cellular functions. Cell division, contraction,
and adhesion generate intrinsic forces in the cells, whereas perturbations in the …

Mechanosensitive Channels: History, Diversity, and Emerging Mechanisms

S Sukharev, A Anishkin - Biologičeskie membrany, 2023 - journals.rcsi.science
Mechanical forces are inseparable from most cellular functions. Cell division, contraction
and adhesion generate intrinsic forces in the cells, whereas perturbations in the …