A connexin30 mutation rescues hearing and reveals roles for gap junctions in cochlear amplification and micromechanics

A point mutation in the gap-junction protein connexin 30 stops early onset age-related hearing loss. Here, the authors show that gap junctions contribute to cochlear micromechanics and that cochlear amplification is likely controlled by extracellular potentials in vicinity of the cochlear sensory ce...

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Main Authors: Victoria A. Lukashkina, Snezana Levic, Andrei N. Lukashkin, Nicola Strenzke, Ian J. Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14530