2021
State dependent effects on the frequency response of prestin’s real and imaginary components of nonlinear capacitance
Santos-Sacchi J, Navaratnam D, Tan WJT. State dependent effects on the frequency response of prestin’s real and imaginary components of nonlinear capacitance. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 16149. PMID: 34373481, PMCID: PMC8352928, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95121-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
An Electrical Inspection of the Subsurface Cisternae of the Outer Hair Cell
Song L, Santos-Sacchi J. An Electrical Inspection of the Subsurface Cisternae of the Outer Hair Cell. Biophysical Journal 2015, 108: 568-577. PMID: 25650924, PMCID: PMC4317539, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
IR Laser-Induced Perturbations of the Voltage-Dependent Solute Carrier Protein SLC26a5
Okunade O, Santos-Sacchi J. IR Laser-Induced Perturbations of the Voltage-Dependent Solute Carrier Protein SLC26a5. Biophysical Journal 2013, 105: 1822-1828. PMID: 24138858, PMCID: PMC3797594, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisparities in voltage-sensor charge and electromotility imply slow chloride-driven state transitions in the solute carrier SLC26a5
Song L, Santos-Sacchi J. Disparities in voltage-sensor charge and electromotility imply slow chloride-driven state transitions in the solute carrier SLC26a5. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 3883-3888. PMID: 23431177, PMCID: PMC3593883, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1218341110.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Calcium-Dependent Synaptic Vesicle Trafficking Underlies Indefatigable Release at the Hair Cell Afferent Fiber Synapse
Schnee ME, Santos-Sacchi J, Castellano-Muñoz M, Kong JH, Ricci AJ. Calcium-Dependent Synaptic Vesicle Trafficking Underlies Indefatigable Release at the Hair Cell Afferent Fiber Synapse. Neuron 2011, 70: 326-338. PMID: 21521617, PMCID: PMC3254016, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
The remarkable cochlear amplifier
Ashmore J, Avan P, Brownell W, Dallos P, Dierkes K, Fettiplace R, Grosh K, Hackney C, Hudspeth A, Jülicher F, Lindner B, Martin P, Meaud J, Petit C, Santos-Sacchi J, Sacchi J, Canlon B. The remarkable cochlear amplifier. Hearing Research 2010, 266: 1-17. PMID: 20541061, PMCID: PMC6366996, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
N-Terminal-Mediated Homomultimerization of Prestin, the Outer Hair Cell Motor Protein
Navaratnam D, Bai JP, Samaranayake H, Santos-Sacchi J. N-Terminal-Mediated Homomultimerization of Prestin, the Outer Hair Cell Motor Protein. Biophysical Journal 2005, 89: 3345-3352. PMID: 16113116, PMCID: PMC1366831, DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.068759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric SiteAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell MembraneCell SeparationCHO CellsCricetinaeDimerizationElectric CapacitanceElectric ConductivityElectrophysiologyFlow CytometryFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferGerbillinaeGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHair Cells, Auditory, OuterMechanotransduction, CellularMembrane PotentialsMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, BiologicalMolecular Motor ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Structure, TertiaryProteinsTransfectionConceptsOuter Hair Cell Motor ProteinStructure-function relationsNormal membrane targetingMammalian cochlear amplificationIntact N-terminusMembrane targetingDomain proteinsMembrane topologyFluorescence resonance energy transferCell mechanical responsePrestin moleculesMembrane motorMotor proteinsN-terminusShort truncationsPrestinResonance energy transferIntracellular terminiAllosteric modulationProteinTerminusCochlear amplificationVoltage sensingHomomultimerizationModified activity
2001
Temperature dependence of non-linear capacitance in human embryonic kidney cells transfected with prestin, the outer hair cell motor protein
Meltzer J, Santos-Sacchi J. Temperature dependence of non-linear capacitance in human embryonic kidney cells transfected with prestin, the outer hair cell motor protein. Neuroscience Letters 2001, 313: 141-144. PMID: 11682147, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02266-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1995
Membrane tension directly shifts voltage dependence of outer hair cell motility and associated gating charge
Kakehata S, Santos-Sacchi J. Membrane tension directly shifts voltage dependence of outer hair cell motility and associated gating charge. Biophysical Journal 1995, 68: 2190-2197. PMID: 7612863, PMCID: PMC1282124, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(95)80401-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular turgor pressureCortical cytoskeletal networkIntracellular pressureOuter hair cellsCytoskeletal networkCell motilityMammalian basilar membraneCytoskeletal elementsTurgor pressureOHC motorMembrane tensionCell collapseMechanical vibrationNonlinear capacitanceVoltage-dependent capacitanceHair cell motilityGating chargeHair cellsCell configurationCapacitanceMembrane stressOuter hair cell motilityWhole-cell voltage-clamp configurationMotility
1993
Harmonics of outer hair cell motility
Santos-Sacchi J. Harmonics of outer hair cell motility. Biophysical Journal 1993, 65: 2217-2227. PMID: 8298045, PMCID: PMC1225953, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(93)81247-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMapping the distribution of the outer hair cell motility voltage sensor by electrical amputation
Huang G, Santos-Sacchi J. Mapping the distribution of the outer hair cell motility voltage sensor by electrical amputation. Biophysical Journal 1993, 65: 2228-2236. PMID: 8298046, PMCID: PMC1225954, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(93)81248-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research