2000
Voltage- and Tension-Dependent Lipid Mobility in the Outer Hair Cell Plasma Membrane
Oghalai J, Zhao H, Kutz J, Brownell W. Voltage- and Tension-Dependent Lipid Mobility in the Outer Hair Cell Plasma Membrane. Science 2000, 287: 658-661. PMID: 10650000, PMCID: PMC1976274, DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5453.658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell plasma membranePlasma membraneMembrane tensionOuter hair cell plasma membraneLipid-protein interactionsMembrane fluidityForce-generating motorsMammalian hearingLipid mobilityLipid lateral diffusionHair cellsOuter hair cellsCell depolarizationExquisite sensitivityMembraneLateral diffusionMedium osmolalityHyposmotic challengeCellsDynamic changesTransmembraneElectromotilityFluidityVoltage dependenceDrugs results
1998
Effect of Membrane Tension on Gap Junctional Conductance of Supporting Cells in Corti's Organ
Zhao H, Santos-Sacchi J. Effect of Membrane Tension on Gap Junctional Conductance of Supporting Cells in Corti's Organ. The Journal Of General Physiology 1998, 112: 447-455. PMID: 9758863, PMCID: PMC2229429, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.112.4.447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTurgor pressureInner ear gap junctionsMembrane tensionPositive turgor pressureProtein kinase inhibitorsGap junctionsOsmotic pressure regulationPipette pressureSupporting cellsInner earMicroM HCochlear homeostasisGap junctional conductanceKinase inhibitorsMechanical forcesCell sizeJunctional conductance