Piezo2 mediates ultrasonic hearing via cochlear outer hair cells in mice
Jie Li, Shuang Liu, Chenmeng Song, Qun Hu, Zhikai Zhao, Tuantuan Deng, Yi Wang, Tong Zhu, Linzhi Zou, Shufeng Wang, Jiaofeng Chen, Lian Liu, Hanqing Hou, Kexin Yuan, Hairong Zheng, , Wei Xiong
This study shows that Piezo2 in outer hair cells is essential for ultrasonic hearing in mice, but not for low-frequency hearing.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jul 8, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience