Myosin-VIIa and transduction channel tension

P. G. Gillespie

doi:10.1038/nn0102-3

Myosin-VIIa and transduction channel tension

P. G. Gillespie

Otolaryngology

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Abstract

Hair cells of the ear transduce sound via a mechanical link between hair bundle movement and channel gating, which is under tension at rest. A new paper reports that myosin-VIIa is critical for maintaining resting force on the link, explaining why mutations of this gene cause deafness.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-4
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Neuroscience
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0102-3
State	Published - 2002

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