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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-4 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Nature Neuroscience |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 15 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)