Hair cell maturation is differentially regulated along the tonotopic axis of the mammalian cochlea [PDF]
, 2020 Sound amplification within the mammalian cochlea depends upon specialized hair cells, the outer hair cells (OHCs), which possess both sensory and motile capabilities.
Ceriani, Federico +7 more
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Calcium entry into stereocilia drives adaptation of the mechanoelectrical transducer current of mammalian cochlear hair cells [PDF]
, 2014 Mechanotransduction in the auditory and vestibular systems depends on mechanosensitive ion channels in the stereociliary bundles that project from the apical surface of the sensory hair cells.
Corns, Laura F +3 more
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Beyond generalized hair cells: Molecular cues for hair cell types [PDF]
Hearing Research, 2013 Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors (TFs) are crucial for inner ear neurosensory development. The proneural TF Atoh1 regulates the differentiation of hair cells (HCs) whereas Neurog1 and Neurod1 regulate specification and differentiation of neurons, respectively, but also affect HC development.
Israt, Jahan +3 more
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Cellular glutathione content in the organ of Corti and its role during ototoxicity. [PDF]
, 2015 Glutathione (GSH) is the major scavenger of reactive oxygen species (ROS) inside cells. We used live confocal imaging in order to clarify the role of GSH in the biology of the organ of Corti, the sensory epithelium of the cochlea, before, during and ...
Duchen, MR, Gale, JE, Majumder, P
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Lgr5-Positive Supporting Cells Generate New Hair Cells in the Postnatal Cochlea
Stem Cell Reports, 2014 The prevalence of hearing loss after damage to the mammalian cochlea has been thought to be due to a lack of spontaneous regeneration of hair cells, the primary receptor cells for sound.
Naomi F. Bramhall +4 more
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Compartmentalized and signal-selective gap junctional coupling in the hearing cochlea [PDF]
, 2006 Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) plays a major role in cochlear function. Recent evidence suggests that connexin 26 (Cx26) and Cx30 are the major constituent proteins of cochlear gap junction channels, possibly in a unique heteromeric ...
Forge, A, Jagger, DJ
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Stereociliary Myosin-1c Receptors Are Sensitive to Calcium Chelation and Absent from Cadherin 23 Mutant Mice [PDF]
, 2006 The identities of some of the constituents of the hair-cell transduction apparatus have been elucidated only recently. The molecular motor myosin-1c (Myo1c) functions in adaptation of the hair-cell response to sustained mechanical stimuli and is ...
Cyr, Janet L +4 more
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Pattern formation in the basilar papilla: evidence for cell rearrangement. [PDF]
, 1997 The avian basilar papilla is composed of hair and supporting cells arranged in a regular pattern in which the hair cells are surrounded and isolated from each other by supporting cell processes.
Goodyear, Richard, Richardson, Guy
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Hair follicle germs containing vascular endothelial cells for hair regenerative medicine
Scientific Reports, 2021 Hair regenerative medicine has emerged as a promising approach for the treatment of severe hair loss. Recent advances in three-dimensional tissue engineering, such as formation of hair follicle germs (HFGs), have considerably improved hair regeneration ...
Tatsuto Kageyama +2 more
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2018 Background Inner ear hair cells as mechanoreceptors are extremely important for hearing. Defects in hair cells are a major cause of deafness. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are promising for regenerating inner ear hair cells and treating hearing ...
Jianling Chen +7 more
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