Mechanotransduction is the process by which a mechanical force, such as touch, is
converted into an electrical signal. Transmembrane channel-like (TMC) proteins are an …

Ciliated sensory cells such as photo-and olfactory receptors employ multiple types of opsins
or hundreds of unique olfactory G-protein coupled receptors to respond to various …

Sensory hair cells of the inner ear utilize specialized ribbon synapses to transmit sensory
stimuli to the central nervous system. This transmission necessitates rapid and sustained …

TMC1, a unique causative gene associated with deafness, exhibits variants with autosomal
dominant and recessive inheritance patterns. TMC1 codes for the transmembrane channel …

Introduction Hair cells (HCs) are the sensory receptors of the auditory and vestibular
systems in the inner ears of vertebrates that selectively transduce mechanical stimuli into …

Quantitatively relating behavior to underlying biology is crucial in life science. Although
progress in keypoint tracking tools has reduced barriers to recording postural data …

Hearing and balance rely on the conversion of a mechanical stimulus into an electrical
signal, a process known as mechanosensory transduction (MT). In vertebrates, this process …

Microvilli—membrane bound actin protrusions on the surface of epithelial cells—are sites of
critical processes including absorption, secretion, and adhesion. Increasing evidence …

The sensory hair cells of the inner ear use the mechano-electrical transducer (MET)
channels to convert the mechanical stimuli from sound or acceleration into electrical signals …