2016
Expression and function of pannexins in the inner ear and hearing
Zhao H. Expression and function of pannexins in the inner ear and hearing. BMC Molecular And Cell Biology 2016, 17: 16. PMID: 27229462, PMCID: PMC4896268, DOI: 10.1186/s12860-016-0095-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunction of pannexinsAuditory sensory hair cellsDistinct expression patternsCell apoptotic pathwaysGap junction genesSensory hair cellsGap junction proteinGene familyATP releaseExpression patternsApoptotic pathwayEndocochlear potentialJunction genesPannexinsActive cochlear amplificationPannexin expressionLateral wallCochlear lateral wallJunction proteinsOrgan of CortiHair cellsCritical roleCochlear amplificationIsoformsStria vascularis
2015
Connexin26 gap junction mediates miRNA intercellular genetic communication in the cochlea and is required for inner ear development
Zhu Y, Zong L, Mei L, Zhao H. Connexin26 gap junction mediates miRNA intercellular genetic communication in the cochlea and is required for inner ear development. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 15647. PMID: 26490746, PMCID: PMC4614881, DOI: 10.1038/srep15647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic communicationOrgan developmentInner ear gap junctionsIntercellular communicationGap junctionsCochlear developmentInner ear developmentNon-coding RNAsCx26 knockout miceEar developmentGene expressionIntercellular transferCx26 deficiencyMiR-96 expressionCx30 deficiencyDevelopmental disordersPredominant isoformCell proliferationDeletionCx26Critical roleKnockout miceExpressionMiRNAsMicroRNAsPannexin 1 deficiency can induce hearing loss
Zhao H, Zhu Y, Liang C, Chen J. Pannexin 1 deficiency can induce hearing loss. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2015, 463: 143-147. PMID: 26002464, PMCID: PMC4464954, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.05.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistortion product otoacoustic emissionsHearing lossAuditory brainstem response recordingsProgressive hearing lossProduct otoacoustic emissionsHigh incidenceCell degenerationOtoacoustic emissionsGap junction proteinAcoustic stimulationCell apoptotic pathwaysHair cellsResponse recordingsGene mutationsJunction proteinsExtensive expressionCochleaActive cochlear mechanicsGap junctionsApoptotic pathwayDeficiencyHearingCritical roleCochlear mechanics
2012
ATP activates P2X receptors to mediate gap junctional coupling in the cochlea
Zhu Y, Zhao H. ATP activates P2X receptors to mediate gap junctional coupling in the cochlea. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2012, 426: 528-532. PMID: 22982314, PMCID: PMC3471361, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.08.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP2X receptorsGap junctional couplingCochlear gap junctionsP2Y receptor agonist UTPGap junctionsJunctional couplingP2X receptor antagonistMetabotropic purinergic receptorsReceptor agonist UTPStimulation of ATPPhysiological levelsReceptor antagonistP2Y receptorsPurinergic controlPurinergic receptorsBenzoylbenzoyl-ATPNoise stressReceptorsIonic homeostasisCochleaDisulfonic acidCritical roleIntercellular channelsATPCells
2010
ATP-mediated potassium recycling in the cochlear supporting cells
Zhu Y, Zhao H. ATP-mediated potassium recycling in the cochlear supporting cells. Purinergic Signalling 2010, 6: 221-229. PMID: 20806014, PMCID: PMC2912999, DOI: 10.1007/s11302-010-9184-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular concentrationPurinergic receptor antagonistsMembrane potentialCochlear supporting cellsNegative membrane potentialsP2X7 antagonistsReceptor antagonistP2X receptorsInward currentsCell depolarizationPathological conditionsPotassium recyclingSupporting cellsAntagonistConcentration of ATPIonic homeostasisCellsDisulfonic acidCritical roleATPCochlear
2006
Gap Junctions and Cochlear Homeostasis
Zhao H, Kikuchi T, Ngezahayo A, White T. Gap Junctions and Cochlear Homeostasis. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2006, 209: 177. PMID: 16773501, PMCID: PMC1609193, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-005-0832-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGap junction systemConnexin mutationsHuman deafnessConnective tissue cell gap junction systemEpithelial cell gap junction systemGap junctionsMammalian inner earNon-sensory cellsGap junction networkGap junction functionConnexin genesTransduction processesDifferent connexinsFunctional studiesMutant channelsHereditary deafnessJunction functionSensory cellsCochlear homeostasisMutationsRecycling mechanismCritical roleConnexinsHigh incidenceAnimal models