Loujin Slitin

This study identifies Paralemmin-3 as a critical protein for maintaining the structural integrity of the lateral wall in auditory hair cells, with its loss causing hearing impairment and structural collapse.

This study uses optogenetics and electron tomography to analyze the ultrastructure of cochlear inner hair cell ribbon synapses during stimulation, showing increased docked synaptic vesicles and no evidence of homotypic fusion.