mechanotransduction, neuroscience

Localization of two proteins important for inner ear hair cell function suggests they are part of the elusive mechanotransduction channel. 

How the human ear translates sound waves into nervous impulses

Common in vitro experiments have distorted the true mechanics of mammalian hair cell stereocilia.

Expressing a gene for a component of the inner ear’s hair cells treated a form of genetic deafness.

A combination of microinjection and electroporation inserts genes into hard-to-reach cells.

A Channel at Large What is the mechanotransduction channel in hearing that has evaded scientists for decades?