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Loxhd1 Mutations Cause Mechanotransduction Defects in Cochlear Hair Cells.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 14 Apr 2021
Trouillet Alix, Miller Katharine K, George Shefin Sam, Wang Pei, Ali Noor-E-Seher, Ricci Anthony, Grillet Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
Sound detection happens in the inner ear via the mechanical deflection of the hair bundle of cochlear hair cells. The hair bundle is an apical specialization consisting of actin-filled membrane protrusions (called stereocilia) connected by tip links (TLs) that transfer the deflection force to gate the mechanotransduction channels. Here, we identified the hearing loss-associated Loxhd1/DFNB77 gene as being...
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