2006
Prestin is expressed on the whole outer hair cell basolateral surface
Yu N, Zhu M, Zhao H. Prestin is expressed on the whole outer hair cell basolateral surface. Brain Research 2006, 1095: 51-58. PMID: 16709400, PMCID: PMC2548272, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Excitation of fluorescent dyes inactivates the outer hair cell integral membrane motor protein prestin and betrays its lateral mobility
Santos-Sacchi J, Zhao HB. Excitation of fluorescent dyes inactivates the outer hair cell integral membrane motor protein prestin and betrays its lateral mobility. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2003, 446: 617-622. PMID: 12783229, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-003-1053-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Voltage- and Tension-Dependent Lipid Mobility in the Outer Hair Cell Plasma Membrane
Oghalai J, Zhao H, Kutz J, Brownell W. Voltage- and Tension-Dependent Lipid Mobility in the Outer Hair Cell Plasma Membrane. Science 2000, 287: 658-661. PMID: 10650000, PMCID: PMC1976274, DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5453.658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell plasma membranePlasma membraneMembrane tensionOuter hair cell plasma membraneLipid-protein interactionsMembrane fluidityForce-generating motorsMammalian hearingLipid mobilityLipid lateral diffusionHair cellsOuter hair cellsCell depolarizationExquisite sensitivityMembraneLateral diffusionMedium osmolalityHyposmotic challengeCellsDynamic changesTransmembraneElectromotilityFluidityVoltage dependenceDrugs results