2016
Gap junction mediated miRNA intercellular transfer and gene regulation: A novel mechanism for intercellular genetic communication
Zong L, Zhu Y, Liang R, Zhao H. Gap junction mediated miRNA intercellular transfer and gene regulation: A novel mechanism for intercellular genetic communication. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 19884. PMID: 26814383, PMCID: PMC4728487, DOI: 10.1038/srep19884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic communicationGap junction channelsGene regulationGene expressionIntercellular transferJunction channelsSmall regulatory RNAsNovel mechanismSpecific cell typesPassage of ionsRegulatory RNAsCellular processesOrgan developmentConnexin mutationsDifferent miRNAsRecipient cellsMiRNAsCell typesNeighboring cellsCell proliferationConnexin expressionImportant roleMiRNA levelsGap junctionsCell lines
2006
Gap Junctions and Cochlear Homeostasis
Zhao H, Kikuchi T, Ngezahayo A, White T. Gap Junctions and Cochlear Homeostasis. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2006, 209: 177. PMID: 16773501, PMCID: PMC1609193, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-005-0832-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGap junction systemConnexin mutationsHuman deafnessConnective tissue cell gap junction systemEpithelial cell gap junction systemGap junctionsMammalian inner earNon-sensory cellsGap junction networkGap junction functionConnexin genesTransduction processesDifferent connexinsFunctional studiesMutant channelsHereditary deafnessJunction functionSensory cellsCochlear homeostasisMutationsRecycling mechanismCritical roleConnexinsHigh incidenceAnimal models
2000
Directional rectification of gap junctional voltage gating between Dieters cells in the inner ear of guinea pig
Zhao H. Directional rectification of gap junctional voltage gating between Dieters cells in the inner ear of guinea pig. Neuroscience Letters 2000, 296: 105-108. PMID: 11108992, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(00)01626-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVoltage Gating of Gap Junctions in Cochlear Supporting Cells: Evidence for Nonhomotypic Channels
Zhao H, Santos-Sacchi J. Voltage Gating of Gap Junctions in Cochlear Supporting Cells: Evidence for Nonhomotypic Channels. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2000, 175: 17-24. PMID: 10811964, DOI: 10.1007/s002320001051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research