Optogenetics reveals roles for supporting cells in force transmission to and from outer hair cells in the mouse cochlea
Victoria A. Lukashkina, Snezana Levic, Patrício M. V. Simões, Zhenhang Xu, Yuju Li, Trevor Haugen, Jian Zuo, Andrei N. Lukashin, Ian John Russell
The paper uses optogenetics to study the role of supporting cells in force transmission to and from outer hair cells in the mouse cochlea, finding that hyperpolarizing these cells suppresses cochlear amplification and alters mechanical responses.
Journal of Neuroscience · Dec 1, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience