2016
Synaptic Ribbons Require Ribeye for Electron Density, Proper Synaptic Localization, and Recruitment of Calcium Channels
Lv C, Stewart WJ, Akanyeti O, Frederick C, Zhu J, Santos-Sacchi J, Sheets L, Liao JC, Zenisek D. Synaptic Ribbons Require Ribeye for Electron Density, Proper Synaptic Localization, and Recruitment of Calcium Channels. Cell Reports 2016, 15: 2784-2795. PMID: 27292637, PMCID: PMC5334794, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuromast hair cellsProper synaptic localizationHair cellsSynaptic ribbonsZebrafish genesProper localizationCalcium channelsSynaptic vesiclesSmall vesiclesEnhanced exocytosisFrameshift mutationRibeye proteinsSynaptic localizationVesiclesRelease sitesCellsRibeyeRibbon-like structuresNon-spiking cellsSensory systemsLocalizationGenesExocytosisSimilar numberProtein
2011
Gene Expression Gradients along the Tonotopic Axis of the Chicken Auditory Epithelium
Frucht CS, Uduman M, Kleinstein SH, Santos-Sacchi J, Navaratnam DS. Gene Expression Gradients along the Tonotopic Axis of the Chicken Auditory Epithelium. Journal Of The Association For Research In Otolaryngology 2011, 12: 423-435. PMID: 21399991, PMCID: PMC3123449, DOI: 10.1007/s10162-011-0259-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalcium ChannelsChickensCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHair Cells, AuditoryLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel alpha SubunitsMicroRNAsModels, AnimalOrgan of CortiProtein Kinase CSodium ChannelsConceptsGene expression gradientsAuditory epitheliumKinases protein kinase CChicken auditory epitheliumExpression gradientsAvian auditory epitheliumBasilar papillaFold-change cutoffActivity of kinasesIon channel genesProtein kinase CChicken basilar papillaGene setsGenetic basisEnrichment analysisExpression patternsGene expressionGeneSpring softwareChannel genesMechanism of inductionKinase CGenesMicroarray dataDifferential activityQuantitative PCR