The hair cell's transduction channel

Meredith Strassmaier; Peter Barr-Gillespie

doi:10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00344-6

The hair cell's transduction channel

Meredith Strassmaier, Peter Barr-Gillespie

Otolaryngology

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Abstract

The elusive transduction channel is the key player in mechanical transduction by the sensory hair cells of the inner ear. Multiple factors have thwarted molecular identification of this channel, including the lack of a definitive pharmacological signature, the paucity of hair cells, and the uniqueness of their transduction mechanism. At present, we are forced to speculate as to the transduction channel's identity; functional characteristics suggest, however, that it may well belong to transient receptor potential superfamily of ion channels.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	380-386
Number of pages	7
Journal	Current Opinion in Neurobiology
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00344-6
Publication status	Published - Aug 1 2002

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Strassmaier, M., & Barr-Gillespie, P. (2002). The hair cell's transduction channel. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 12(4), 380-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00344-6

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