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PMID: 7003396 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

Is myosin in the cochlea a basis for active motility?

Nature ·Vol. 288 ·No. 5790 ·1980-12-04 ·Pages 491-2

Macartney JC, Comis SD, Pickles JO

Abstract

Recent evidence suggests that the stereocilia of cochlear hair cells contain actin filaments. The experiments reported here demonstrate the presence of myosin, suggesting that the mechanical properties of the hair cells may be actively modifiable by actin-myosin interactions as in muscle cells.

MeSH Terms
Actins/physiology Animals Cell Movement Cytoskeleton/physiology Fluorescent Antibody Technique Guinea Pigs Hair Cells, Auditory/physiology,ultrastructure Myosins/physiology
Chemicals
Actins Myosins
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Macartney J C
Comis S D
Pickles J O
Article Info
Journal
Nature
Abbr.
Nature
ISSN
0028-0836
DOI
10.1038/288491a0
Published
1980-12-04
Pages
491-2
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0410462
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1038/288491a0 View journal details
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