2008
Identification and characterization of pannexin expression in the mammalian cochlea
Wang X, Streeter M, Liu Y, Zhao H. Identification and characterization of pannexin expression in the mammalian cochlea. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2008, 512: 336-346. PMID: 19009624, PMCID: PMC2630187, DOI: 10.1002/cne.21898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpiral ganglion neuronsCochlear lateral wallDiffuse cytoplasmic labelingMammalian cochleaType II fibrocytesOrgan of CortiBlood vessel cellsOuter sulcus cellsWestern blot analysisDistinct cellular distributionGanglion neuronsPolymerase chain reactionGap junctional proteinRat cochleaInterdental cellsStria vascularisPunctate labelingDeiters' cellsSpiral limbusImmunofluorescent stainingCochlear boneHair cellsBasal cellsSpiral prominencePannexin expressionCellular characterization of Connexin26 and Connnexin30 expression in the cochlear lateral wall
Liu Y, Zhao H. Cellular characterization of Connexin26 and Connnexin30 expression in the cochlear lateral wall. Cell And Tissue Research 2008, 333: 395. PMID: 18581144, PMCID: PMC2548271, DOI: 10.1007/s00441-008-0641-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
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