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
2014
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.).
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
Real Time Measures of Prestin Charge and Fluorescence during Plasma Membrane Trafficking Reveal Sub-Tetrameric Activity
Bian S, Navaratnam D, Santos-Sacchi J. Real Time Measures of Prestin Charge and Fluorescence during Plasma Membrane Trafficking Reveal Sub-Tetrameric Activity. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e66078. PMID: 23762468, PMCID: PMC3677934, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObligate tetramerPlasma membraneMembrane motor proteinIntegral membrane proteinsTetracycline-inducible cell lineMembrane proteinsMotor proteinsPrestin densityTemperature blockPrestinFluorescence measuresMembrane fluorescenceCell linesNonlinear capacitanceCochlear amplificationProteinTetramerMembraneFluorescencePrevious observationsVoltage clampFluorescence methodCellsAmplification
2006
On 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 sensitivitySusceptibilityN-Terminal-Mediated Homomultimerization of Prestin, the Outer Hair Cell Motor Protein
Navaratnam D, Bai JP, Samaranayake H, Santos-Sacchi J. N-Terminal-Mediated Homomultimerization of Prestin, the Outer Hair Cell Motor Protein. Biophysical Journal 2005, 89: 3345-3352. PMID: 16113116, PMCID: PMC1366831, DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.068759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric SiteAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell MembraneCell SeparationCHO CellsCricetinaeDimerizationElectric CapacitanceElectric ConductivityElectrophysiologyFlow CytometryFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferGerbillinaeGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHair Cells, Auditory, OuterMechanotransduction, CellularMembrane PotentialsMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, BiologicalMolecular Motor ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Structure, TertiaryProteinsTransfectionConceptsOuter Hair Cell Motor ProteinStructure-function relationsNormal membrane targetingMammalian cochlear amplificationIntact N-terminusMembrane targetingDomain proteinsMembrane topologyFluorescence resonance energy transferCell mechanical responsePrestin moleculesMembrane motorMotor proteinsN-terminusShort truncationsPrestinResonance energy transferIntracellular terminiAllosteric modulationProteinTerminusCochlear amplificationVoltage sensingHomomultimerizationModified activity
2004
Protein- and Lipid-Reactive Agents Alter Outer Hair Cell Lateral Membrane Motor Charge Movement
Santos-Sacchi J, Wu M. Protein- and Lipid-Reactive Agents Alter Outer Hair Cell Lateral Membrane Motor Charge Movement. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2004, 200: 83-92. PMID: 15520906, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-004-0699-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Functional motor microdomains of the outer hair cell lateral membrane
Santos-Sacchi J. Functional motor microdomains of the outer hair cell lateral membrane. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2002, 445: 331-336. PMID: 12466934, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-002-0928-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperating voltage rangeLateral membranesMammalian inner earOuter hair cell lateral membraneOuter hair cellsMotor proteinsFunctional variationMechanical deformationNeuroepithelial cellsVoltage rangeMicrodomainsWhole cellsMidpoint voltageHair cellsMotor chargeCell characteristicsMembraneCellsNonlinear capacitanceInner earVoltage-dependent changes in specific membrane capacitance caused by prestin, the outer hair cell lateral membrane motor
Santos-Sacchi J, Navarrete E. Voltage-dependent changes in specific membrane capacitance caused by prestin, the outer hair cell lateral membrane motor. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2002, 444: 99-106. PMID: 11976921, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-002-0804-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane motorHEK cellsOuter hair cellsArea motor modelLateral membrane areaLateral plasma membranePlasma membraneProtein prestinConstant membrane thicknessConformational changesCharge movementMembrane capacitanceMolecular motorsPrestinMembrane surface areaVoltage sensorDeiters' cellsHair cellsCellsExtreme hyperpolarizationMembrane voltageVoltage-dependent changesMembrane area
2001
Non-uniform mapping of stress-induced, motility-related charge movement in the outer hair cell plasma membrane
Takahashi S, Santos-Sacchi J. Non-uniform mapping of stress-induced, motility-related charge movement in the outer hair cell plasma membrane. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2001, 441: 506-513. PMID: 11212214, DOI: 10.1007/s004240000455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell plasma membranePlasma membraneLateral membranesOuter hair cell plasma membraneVoltage-dependent motilityMammalian cochlear amplifierOuter hair cell electromotilityMembrane microdomainsGating currentsHair cell electromotilityTurgor pressureOHC motorMolecular motorsElectromotile responseMembraneMotilityCytoskeletonCharge movementBell-shaped distributionMicrodomainsElectromotilityNon-uniform mappingPronase treatmentCochlear amplifierPronase
2000
Voltage 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsElectrophysiologyGap JunctionsGuinea PigsIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsOrgan of Corti
1999
Distortion Component Analysis of Outer Hair Cell Motility-Related Gating Charge
Takahashi S, Santos-Sacchi J. Distortion Component Analysis of Outer Hair Cell Motility-Related Gating Charge. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1999, 169: 199-207. PMID: 10354466, DOI: 10.1007/s002329900531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuditory collusion and a coupled couple of outer hair cells
Zhao H, Santos-Sacchi J. Auditory collusion and a coupled couple of outer hair cells. Nature 1999, 399: 359-362. PMID: 10360573, DOI: 10.1038/20686.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Effects of Salicylate and Lanthanides on Outer Hair Cell Motility and Associated Gating Charge
Kakehata S, Santos-Sacchi J. Effects of Salicylate and Lanthanides on Outer Hair Cell Motility and Associated Gating Charge. Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 4881-4889. PMID: 8756420, PMCID: PMC6579298, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-16-04881.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsEffects of salicylateConcentration-response curvesGuinea pig outer hair cellsOHC motilityAuditory frequency selectivityForm of salicylateHalf-maximal concentrationReversible tinnitusHearing lossDepolarized levelsHair cell motilityComparable groupsHair cellsOuter Hair Cell MotilityInner aspectOuter aspectSubsurface cisternaeTrypsin treatmentMotilityPressure changesHill coefficientSalicylatePresent experimentsVoltage-induced movement
1995
Membrane tension directly shifts voltage dependence of outer hair cell motility and associated gating charge
Kakehata S, Santos-Sacchi J. Membrane tension directly shifts voltage dependence of outer hair cell motility and associated gating charge. Biophysical Journal 1995, 68: 2190-2197. PMID: 7612863, PMCID: PMC1282124, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(95)80401-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular turgor pressureCortical cytoskeletal networkIntracellular pressureOuter hair cellsCytoskeletal networkCell motilityMammalian basilar membraneCytoskeletal elementsTurgor pressureOHC motorMembrane tensionCell collapseMechanical vibrationNonlinear capacitanceVoltage-dependent capacitanceHair cell motilityGating chargeHair cellsCell configurationCapacitanceMembrane stressOuter hair cell motilityWhole-cell voltage-clamp configurationMotility
1994
Motility voltage sensor of the outer hair cell resides within the lateral plasma membrane.
Huang G, Santos-Sacchi J. Motility voltage sensor of the outer hair cell resides within the lateral plasma membrane. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 12268-12272. PMID: 7991617, PMCID: PMC45418, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.25.12268.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Harmonics of outer hair cell motility
Santos-Sacchi J. Harmonics of outer hair cell motility. Biophysical Journal 1993, 65: 2217-2227. PMID: 8298045, PMCID: PMC1225953, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(93)81247-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMapping the distribution of the outer hair cell motility voltage sensor by electrical amputation
Huang G, Santos-Sacchi J. Mapping the distribution of the outer hair cell motility voltage sensor by electrical amputation. Biophysical Journal 1993, 65: 2228-2236. PMID: 8298046, PMCID: PMC1225954, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(93)81248-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
On the frequency limit and phase of outer hair cell motility: effects of the membrane filter
Santos-Sacchi J. On the frequency limit and phase of outer hair cell motility: effects of the membrane filter. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 1906-1916. PMID: 1578277, PMCID: PMC6575887, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-05-01906.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Reversible inhibition of voltage-dependent outer hair cell motility and capacitance
Santos-Sacchi J. Reversible inhibition of voltage-dependent outer hair cell motility and capacitance. Journal Of Neuroscience 1991, 11: 3096-3110. PMID: 1941076, PMCID: PMC6575435, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.11-10-03096.1991.Peer-Reviewed Original Research