Connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) form gap junction channels that allow the intercellular diffusion of the Ca2+ mobilizing second messenger IP3. They also form hemichannels that release ATP from the endolymphatic surface of cochlear supporting and epithelial cells. Released ATP in turn activates G-protein coupled P2Y2 and P2Y4 receptors, PLC-dependent generation of IP3, release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores, permitting the regenerative propagation of intercellular Ca2+ signals. In the course of this work, we found that cochlear non-sensory cells of the greater and lesser epithelial ridge (GER and LER, respectively) share the same PLC- and IP3R-dependent signal transduction cascade activated by ATP. In addition, we demonstrated...
SummaryMutation of the Gap Junction Beta 2 gene (GJB2) encoding connexin 26 (CX26) is the most frequ...
Calcium ions (Ca2+) regulate numerous and diverse aspects of cochlear and vestibular physiology. Thi...
Hearing and its protection is regulated by ATP-evoked Ca2+ signaling in the supporting cells of the ...
Connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) form gap junction channels that allow the intercellular di...
Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory impairment, with approximately one infant/1000 born ...
Connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) form hemichannels that release ATP from the endolymphatic ...
Spatially and temporally coordinated variations of the cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)...
The genes GJB2 and GJB6 respectively encoding transmembrane proteins connexin 26 (C×26) and connexin...
Hearing relies on a sensitive mechanoelectrical transduction process in the cochlea of the inner ear...
Single point mutations in Connexins 26 or 30 (Cx26, Cx30), codified respectively by GJB2 and GJB6 ge...
Extracellular ATP controls various signaling systems including propagation of intercellular Ca(2+) s...
Mutations in the genes encoding for gap junction proteins connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) ...
Mutations in the genes encoding for gap junction proteins connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) ...
ATP, as a paracrine signalling molecule, induces intracellular Ca2+ elevation via the activation of ...
Connexin 26 (Cx26) and Cx30 are the two predominant gap junction constituents expressed in the mamma...
SummaryMutation of the Gap Junction Beta 2 gene (GJB2) encoding connexin 26 (CX26) is the most frequ...
Calcium ions (Ca2+) regulate numerous and diverse aspects of cochlear and vestibular physiology. Thi...
Hearing and its protection is regulated by ATP-evoked Ca2+ signaling in the supporting cells of the ...
Connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) form gap junction channels that allow the intercellular di...
Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory impairment, with approximately one infant/1000 born ...
Connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) form hemichannels that release ATP from the endolymphatic ...
Spatially and temporally coordinated variations of the cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)...
The genes GJB2 and GJB6 respectively encoding transmembrane proteins connexin 26 (C×26) and connexin...
Hearing relies on a sensitive mechanoelectrical transduction process in the cochlea of the inner ear...
Single point mutations in Connexins 26 or 30 (Cx26, Cx30), codified respectively by GJB2 and GJB6 ge...
Extracellular ATP controls various signaling systems including propagation of intercellular Ca(2+) s...
Mutations in the genes encoding for gap junction proteins connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) ...
Mutations in the genes encoding for gap junction proteins connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) ...
ATP, as a paracrine signalling molecule, induces intracellular Ca2+ elevation via the activation of ...
Connexin 26 (Cx26) and Cx30 are the two predominant gap junction constituents expressed in the mamma...
SummaryMutation of the Gap Junction Beta 2 gene (GJB2) encoding connexin 26 (CX26) is the most frequ...
Calcium ions (Ca2+) regulate numerous and diverse aspects of cochlear and vestibular physiology. Thi...
Hearing and its protection is regulated by ATP-evoked Ca2+ signaling in the supporting cells of the ...