2022
Outer hair cell function is normal in βV spectrin knockout mice
Stankewich MC, Bai JP, Stabach PR, Khan S, Tan WJT, Surguchev A, Song L, Morrow JS, Santos-Sacchi J, Navaratnam DS. Outer hair cell function is normal in βV spectrin knockout mice. Hearing Research 2022, 423: 108564. PMID: 35864018, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsAuditory brainstem response wavesAuditory thresholdOuter hair cell functionSpiral ganglion neuronsEfferent nerve fibersHair cell functionNumber of afferentsGanglion neuronsNerve fibersKnockout miceNeuronal structuresMiceHair cellsCell functionElectromechanical activityPutative roleType IOngoing investigationExon deletionsSynaptopathyAfferentsData supportResponse wavesNeurons
2021
Genes related to SNPs identified by Genome-wide association studies of age-related hearing loss show restriction to specific cell types in the adult mouse cochlea
Xue N, Song L, Song Q, Santos-Sacchi J, Wu H, Navaratnam D. Genes related to SNPs identified by Genome-wide association studies of age-related hearing loss show restriction to specific cell types in the adult mouse cochlea. Hearing Research 2021, 410: 108347. PMID: 34536825, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2021.108347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingApical cell polarityGenome-wide association studiesAdult mouse cochleaSpecific cell typesCell polaritySubtypes of cellsSignificant genetic componentSingle nucleotide polymorphismsVesicle recyclingRNA sequencingAssociation studiesGenesVarying ExpressionCell typesGenetic componentNucleotide polymorphismsSNPsMouse cochleaCell functionGenesetsHair cellsHair cell functionSignificant overlapExpression
1997
Mapping the distribution of outer hair cell voltage-dependent conductances by electrical amputation
Santos-Sacchi J, Huang GJ, Wu M. Mapping the distribution of outer hair cell voltage-dependent conductances by electrical amputation. Biophysical Journal 1997, 73: 1424-1429. PMID: 9284309, PMCID: PMC1181041, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(97)78174-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral membranesVoltage magnitudeElectrical techniquesAcoustic frequencyKilohertz rangeOuter hair cell functionVoltage-dependent conductancesVoltage sensorPlasma membraneHair cell functionMechanical effectorsSynaptic poleVoltage-dependent currentsMembrane moleculesAuditory functionDense populationCell functionCable propertiesCochlear amplifierOHC motilitySensory receptors