2017
Prestin: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Outer Hair Cell Electromotility
Santos-Sacchi J, Navaratnam D, Raphael R, Oliver D. Prestin: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Outer Hair Cell Electromotility. Springer Handbook Of Auditory Research 2017, 62: 113-145. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52073-5_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOuter hair cellsMammalian inner earOuter Hair Cell ElectromotilityHair cell electromotilitySLC26 familyMolecular mechanismsMembrane lipidsConformational changesMechanical feedback mechanismMolecular motorsTension sensitivityPrestinHair cellsVoltage-sensor charge movementAnion transportersReceptor potentialProteinMolecular conformational changesInner earStructural determinationIntracellular chlorideCharge movementTraffickingFeedback mechanismMechanism
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