Fast adaptation of cooperative channels engendersHopf bifurcations in auditory hair cells
F. Gianoli, B. Hogan, Émilien Dilly, T. Risler, A. S. Kozlov
This paper models hair cell mechanotransduction and shows that Ca2+ binding to cooperative channels can drive Hopf bifurcations, enabling cycle-by-cycle sound amplification at high frequencies.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2021Biophysics