Chloride Dependent Coupling of Molecular to Cellular Mechanics in the Outer Hair Cell of Corti's Organ
Song L, Santos-Sacchi J, Shera C, Olson E. Chloride Dependent Coupling of Molecular to Cellular Mechanics in the Outer Hair Cell of Corti's Organ. AIP Conference Proceedings 2011, 1403: 179-184. DOI: 10.1063/1.3658083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCellular mechanicsConformational changesMotor protein prestinProtein prestinMolecular eventsLateral membranesOHC lateral membraneCellular expressionWhole cellsElectromotilityOuter Hair CellsPrestinHair cellsReceptor potentialNonlinear capacitanceMolecular conformational changesIntracellular chloride levelsCellsTight couplingOrgansOHC receptor potentialsExpressionMembraneNormal levelsVivo