2023
Megahertz Sampling of Prestin (SLC26a5) Voltage-Sensor Charge Movements in Outer Hair Cell Membranes Reveals Ultrasonic Activity that May Support Electromotility and Cochlear Amplification
Santos-Sacchi J, Bai J, Navaratnam D. Megahertz Sampling of Prestin (SLC26a5) Voltage-Sensor Charge Movements in Outer Hair Cell Membranes Reveals Ultrasonic Activity that May Support Electromotility and Cochlear Amplification. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 2460-2468. PMID: 36868859, PMCID: PMC10082455, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2033-22.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MembraneCochleaGuinea PigsHair Cells, Auditory, OuterHearingMammalsUltrasonicsConceptsConformational switchingMammalian hearingMembrane motor proteinCochlear amplificationMotor protein prestinVoltage-sensor charge movementOuter hair cell electromotilityHair cell electromotilityProtein prestinMotor proteinsConformation switchingCharge movementPrestinPrestin activityCell membraneOHC electromotilityHair cell membraneElectromotilityTransmembrane voltageOrgan of CortiAmplificationMammalsMembrane capacitanceProtein
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
2020
Complex 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
2019
Outer hair cell electromotility is low-pass filtered relative to the molecular conformational changes that produce nonlinear capacitance
Santos-Sacchi J, Iwasa KH, Tan W. Outer hair cell electromotility is low-pass filtered relative to the molecular conformational changes that produce nonlinear capacitance. The Journal Of General Physiology 2019, 151: 1369-1385. PMID: 31676485, PMCID: PMC6888751, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201812280.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
The Frequency Response of Outer Hair Cell Voltage-Dependent Motility Is Limited by Kinetics of Prestin
Santos-Sacchi J, Tan W. The Frequency Response of Outer Hair Cell Voltage-Dependent Motility Is Limited by Kinetics of Prestin. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 5495-5506. PMID: 29899032, PMCID: PMC6001036, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0425-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequency responseVoltage excitationNonlinear capacitanceFlat frequency responseLow-pass behaviorInterrogation frequencyMechanical responsePiezoelectric couplingCutoff frequencyLow-pass characteristicsLow passElectrical signatureLimiting timeOrders of magnitudeAmplification gainCochlear amplificationKHzΜsMembrane protein prestinVoltageKineticsCapacitanceDamage resultsPhase correspondsElectrical
2016
A Walkthrough of Nonlinear Capacitance Measurement of Outer Hair Cells
Song L, Santos-Sacchi J. A Walkthrough of Nonlinear Capacitance Measurement of Outer Hair Cells. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1427: 501-512. PMID: 27259945, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3615-1_28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChloride 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
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
2014
Chloride-driven Electromechanical Phase Lags at Acoustic Frequencies Are Generated by SLC26a5, the Outer Hair Cell Motor Protein
Santos-Sacchi J, Song L. Chloride-driven Electromechanical Phase Lags at Acoustic Frequencies Are Generated by SLC26a5, the Outer Hair Cell Motor Protein. Biophysical Journal 2014, 107: 126-133. PMID: 24988347, PMCID: PMC4119270, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChloride and Salicylate Influence Prestin-dependent Specific Membrane Capacitance SUPPORT FOR THE AREA MOTOR MODEL* * This work was supported, in whole or in part, by National Institutes of Health Grant NIDCD DC00273 (to J. S. S.).
Santos-Sacchi J, Song L. Chloride and Salicylate Influence Prestin-dependent Specific Membrane Capacitance SUPPORT FOR THE AREA MOTOR MODEL* * This work was supported, in whole or in part, by National Institutes of Health Grant NIDCD DC00273 (to J. S. S.). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 10823-10830. PMID: 24554714, PMCID: PMC4036195, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.549329.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Disparities 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
Extracellular chloride regulation of Kv2.1, contributor to the major outward Kv current in mammalian outer hair cells
Li X, Surguchev A, Bian S, Navaratnam D, Santos-Sacchi J. Extracellular chloride regulation of Kv2.1, contributor to the major outward Kv current in mammalian outer hair cells. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2011, 302: c296-c306. PMID: 21940671, PMCID: PMC4054960, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00177.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Effect of capsaicin on potassium conductance and electromotility of the guinea pig outer hair cell
Wu T, Song L, Shi X, Jiang Z, Santos-Sacchi J, Nuttall A. Effect of capsaicin on potassium conductance and electromotility of the guinea pig outer hair cell. Hearing Research 2010, 272: 117-124. PMID: 21044673, PMCID: PMC3387680, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsTRPV-1 channelsHair cellsPrimary sensory neuronsEffects of capsaicinGuinea pig outer hair cellsSensory neuronsPharmacological actionsCapsaicinPotassium conductancePotent blockerPharmacological propertiesDirect actionNovel actionCochlear amplificationK conductanceAuditory effectsClassic activatorAuditory receptionCellsNociceptionElectromotilityBlockersNew findingsNeuronsPrestin Surface Expression and Activity Are Augmented by Interaction with MAP1S, a Microtubule-associated Protein*
Bai JP, Surguchev A, Ogando Y, Song L, Bian S, Santos-Sacchi J, Navaratnam D. Prestin Surface Expression and Activity Are Augmented by Interaction with MAP1S, a Microtubule-associated Protein*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 20834-20843. PMID: 20418376, PMCID: PMC2898336, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.117853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConformational 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
2009
Fast Electromechanical Amplification in the Lateral Membrane of the Outer Hair Cell
Santos-Sacchi J, Navarrete E, Song L. Fast Electromechanical Amplification in the Lateral Membrane of the Outer Hair Cell. Biophysical Journal 2009, 96: 739-747. PMID: 19167318, PMCID: PMC2716482, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Anion Control of Voltage Sensing by the Motor Protein Prestin in Outer Hair Cells
Rybalchenko V, Santos-Sacchi J. Anion Control of Voltage Sensing by the Motor Protein Prestin in Outer Hair Cells. Biophysical Journal 2008, 95: 4439-4447. PMID: 18658219, PMCID: PMC2567960, DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.134197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsHair cellsCochlear amplificationSLC26 anion transporter familyMotor protein prestinMammalian cochlear amplificationVoltage-sensor charge movementAuditory responsivenessCorti's organAnion transporter familyTransporter familyProtein prestinMolecular motorsCharge movementPrestinOrgansCellsComplicated roleVoltage sensing
2006
Control of Mammalian Cochlear Amplification by Chloride Anions
Santos-Sacchi J, Song L, Zheng J, Nuttall AL. Control of Mammalian Cochlear Amplification by Chloride Anions. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 3992-3998. PMID: 16611815, PMCID: PMC6673883, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4548-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOn the temperature and tension dependence of the outer hair cell lateral membrane conductance GmetL and its relation to prestin
Santos-Sacchi J, Rybalchenko V, Bai JP, Song L, Navaratnam D. On the temperature and tension dependence of the outer hair cell lateral membrane conductance GmetL and its relation to prestin. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2006, 452: 283. PMID: 16521020, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-0037-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
On the Effect of Prestin on the Electrical Breakdown of Cell Membranes
Navarrete EG, Santos-Sacchi J. On the Effect of Prestin on the Electrical Breakdown of Cell Membranes. Biophysical Journal 2005, 90: 967-974. PMID: 16299081, PMCID: PMC1367121, DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.064105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTSA cellsWhole cell levelVoltage-dependent activityGuinea pig OHCsOuter hair cell motor proteinMotor proteinsPM domainsMaximum transmembrane potentialPrestin activityMembrane susceptibilityTransmembrane potentialCell membranePrestinTsA201 cellsBiophysical influencesMembrane stiffnessElectroporationCellsBasal portionSignificant resistanceMembrane capacitanceProteinElectromotilityAuditory sensitivitySusceptibility