Dynamic length regulation of sensory stereocilia

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 502-510

  Manor, Uri ^a   Kachar, Bechara ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin protrusions; Actin treadmilling; Hair cells; Hearing; Length regulation; Myosins; Stereocilia

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; INTRINSIC FACTOR; MYOSIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; BIODIVERSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL RENEWAL; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HAIR CELL; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH REGULATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STEREOCILIUM; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 54549117918     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.07.006     Document Type: Review

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