2021
Coupling between outer hair cell electromotility and prestin sensor charge depends on voltage operating point
Santos-Sacchi J, Tan WJT. Coupling between outer hair cell electromotility and prestin sensor charge depends on voltage operating point. Hearing Research 2021, 423: 108373. PMID: 34776274, PMCID: PMC9054947, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2021.108373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperating voltage rangeFrequency responseAC voltage excitationSlow frequency responseVoltage operating pointNonlinear capacitanceOperating voltageOperating pointVoltage excitationVoltage rangeSpecial Issue Outer hair cellJoseph Santos-SacchiVoltageKumar NavaratnamLoadVoltage-sensor charge movementState dependent effects on the frequency response of prestin’s real and imaginary components of nonlinear capacitance
Santos-Sacchi J, Navaratnam D, Tan WJT. State dependent effects on the frequency response of prestin’s real and imaginary components of nonlinear capacitance. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 16149. PMID: 34373481, PMCID: PMC8352928, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95121-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Complex nonlinear capacitance in outer hair cell macro-patches: effects of membrane tension
Santos-Sacchi J, Tan W. Complex nonlinear capacitance in outer hair cell macro-patches: effects of membrane tension. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 6222. PMID: 32277153, PMCID: PMC7148382, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63201-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaturation of Voltage-induced Shifts in SLC26a5 (Prestin) Operating Point during Trafficking and Membrane Insertion
Zhai F, Song L, Bai JP, Dai C, Navaratnam D, Santos-Sacchi J. Maturation of Voltage-induced Shifts in SLC26a5 (Prestin) Operating Point during Trafficking and Membrane Insertion. Neuroscience 2020, 431: 128-133. PMID: 32061780, PMCID: PMC8720582, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane motor proteinVoltage-dependent proteinsMembrane insertionOuter hair cellsMotor proteinsPrestin densityHEK cell linesConformational changesBiophysical forcesOHC electromotilityProteinCell linesMembrane potentialCooperative interactionsPrestinHair cellsCochlear amplificationTransmembrane voltageNonlinear capacitanceMammalsTraffickingVoltage-induced shiftElectromotilityMaturationMembrane
2018
The Frequency Response of Outer Hair Cell Voltage-Dependent Motility Is Limited by Kinetics of Prestin
Santos-Sacchi J, Tan W. The Frequency Response of Outer Hair Cell Voltage-Dependent Motility Is Limited by Kinetics of Prestin. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 5495-5506. PMID: 29899032, PMCID: PMC6001036, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0425-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequency responseVoltage excitationNonlinear capacitanceFlat frequency responseLow-pass behaviorInterrogation frequencyMechanical responsePiezoelectric couplingCutoff frequencyLow-pass characteristicsLow passElectrical signatureLimiting timeOrders of magnitudeAmplification gainCochlear amplificationKHzΜsMembrane protein prestinVoltageKineticsCapacitanceDamage resultsPhase correspondsElectrical
2016
Chloride Anions Regulate Kinetics but Not Voltage-Sensor Q max of the Solute Carrier SLC26a5
Santos-Sacchi J, Song L. Chloride Anions Regulate Kinetics but Not Voltage-Sensor Q max of the Solute Carrier SLC26a5. Biophysical Journal 2016, 110: 2551-2561. PMID: 27276272, PMCID: PMC4906268, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Real Time Measures of Prestin Charge and Fluorescence during Plasma Membrane Trafficking Reveal Sub-Tetrameric Activity
Bian S, Navaratnam D, Santos-Sacchi J. Real Time Measures of Prestin Charge and Fluorescence during Plasma Membrane Trafficking Reveal Sub-Tetrameric Activity. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e66078. PMID: 23762468, PMCID: PMC3677934, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObligate tetramerPlasma membraneMembrane motor proteinIntegral membrane proteinsTetracycline-inducible cell lineMembrane proteinsMotor proteinsPrestin densityTemperature blockPrestinFluorescence measuresMembrane fluorescenceCell linesNonlinear capacitanceCochlear amplificationProteinTetramerMembraneFluorescencePrevious observationsVoltage clampFluorescence methodCellsAmplification
2011
Chloride Dependent Coupling of Molecular to Cellular Mechanics in the Outer Hair Cell of Corti's Organ
Song L, Santos-Sacchi J, Shera C, Olson E. Chloride Dependent Coupling of Molecular to Cellular Mechanics in the Outer Hair Cell of Corti's Organ. AIP Conference Proceedings 2011, 1403: 179-184. DOI: 10.1063/1.3658083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCellular mechanicsConformational changesMotor protein prestinProtein prestinMolecular eventsLateral membranesOHC lateral membraneCellular expressionWhole cellsElectromotilityOuter Hair CellsPrestinHair cellsReceptor potentialNonlinear capacitanceMolecular conformational changesIntracellular chloride levelsCellsTight couplingOrgansOHC receptor potentialsExpressionMembraneNormal levelsVivoMembrane-bound voltage sensor-motor elements contrl OHC length
Kakehata S, Santos-Sacchi J, Takasaka T. Membrane-bound voltage sensor-motor elements contrl OHC length. Otology Japan 2011, 7: 92-96. DOI: 10.11289/otoljpn1991.7.92.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
On Membrane Motor Activity and Chloride Flux in the Outer Hair Cell: Lessons Learned from the Environmental Toxin Tributyltin
Song L, Seeger A, Santos-Sacchi J. On Membrane Motor Activity and Chloride Flux in the Outer Hair Cell: Lessons Learned from the Environmental Toxin Tributyltin. Biophysical Journal 2004, 88: 2350-2362. PMID: 15596517, PMCID: PMC1305283, DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.053579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral membranesCell’s mechanical activityOuter hair cellsMammalian cochlear amplifierHair cellsMembrane motorMarine mammalsIntact outer hair cellsPotent abilityFood chainNonselective conductanceCl(-) homeostasisPrestinNanomolar concentrationsExtracellular Cl- concentrationCl fluxMembraneCellsNew environmental threatsMammalsChloride effectTributyltinEnvironmental threatsHomeostasisNonlinear capacitance
2002
Functional motor microdomains of the outer hair cell lateral membrane
Santos-Sacchi J. Functional motor microdomains of the outer hair cell lateral membrane. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2002, 445: 331-336. PMID: 12466934, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-002-0928-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperating voltage rangeLateral membranesMammalian inner earOuter hair cell lateral membraneOuter hair cellsMotor proteinsFunctional variationMechanical deformationNeuroepithelial cellsVoltage rangeMicrodomainsWhole cellsMidpoint voltageHair cellsMotor chargeCell characteristicsMembraneCellsNonlinear capacitanceInner ear
1995
Membrane tension directly shifts voltage dependence of outer hair cell motility and associated gating charge
Kakehata S, Santos-Sacchi J. Membrane tension directly shifts voltage dependence of outer hair cell motility and associated gating charge. Biophysical Journal 1995, 68: 2190-2197. PMID: 7612863, PMCID: PMC1282124, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(95)80401-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular turgor pressureCortical cytoskeletal networkIntracellular pressureOuter hair cellsCytoskeletal networkCell motilityMammalian basilar membraneCytoskeletal elementsTurgor pressureOHC motorMembrane tensionCell collapseMechanical vibrationNonlinear capacitanceVoltage-dependent capacitanceHair cell motilityGating chargeHair cellsCell configurationCapacitanceMembrane stressOuter hair cell motilityWhole-cell voltage-clamp configurationMotility