2020
Calcium‐induced calcium release in proximity to hair cell BK channels revealed by PKA activation
Bai J, Xue N, Lawal O, Nyati A, Santos‐Sacchi J, Navaratnam D. Calcium‐induced calcium release in proximity to hair cell BK channels revealed by PKA activation. Physiological Reports 2020, 8: e14449. PMID: 32748549, PMCID: PMC7399380, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBK channelsBK currentsCalcium-activated potassium channelsLarge-conductance calcium-activated potassium channelsCalcium-induced calcium releaseEntry of CaSlo subunitSynaptic releaseCalcium releaseChicken hair cellsPotassium channelsHair cellsIP3 receptorCICRA ActivationPKA activationActivationCritical roleImagingReleaseRyanodineComplex 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 Research
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
2010
Conformational State-Dependent Anion Binding in Prestin: Evidence for Allosteric Modulation
Song L, Santos-Sacchi J. Conformational State-Dependent Anion Binding in Prestin: Evidence for Allosteric Modulation. Biophysical Journal 2010, 98: 371-376. PMID: 20141749, PMCID: PMC2814207, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllosteric RegulationAnimalsAnionsCell MembraneCells, CulturedCentral Nervous System AgentsChloridesElectric CapacitanceGuinea PigsHair Cells, Auditory, OuterInhibitory Concentration 50Membrane PotentialsModels, NeurologicalNonlinear DynamicsPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein ConformationProteinsSalicylatesTemperature
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