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The acquisition of mechano‐electrical transducer current adaptation in auditory hair cells requires myosin VI
22 Apr 2016
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KEY POINTS: The transduction of sound into electrical signals occurs at the hair bundles atop sensory hair cells in the cochlea, by means of mechanosensitive ion channels, the mechano-electrical transducer (MET) channels. The MET currents decline during steady stimuli; this is termed adaptation and ensures they always work within the most sensitive part of their operating range, responding best to rapidly...
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