SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mechanotransduction of the Hair Cell - Wei Xiong Zhigang Xu Kartoniert (TB)

This book summarizes the emerging experimental evidence on hair-cell mechanotransduction and covers hair's cellular structure biophysical properties molecular components and functions. Auditory hair cells convert sound-induced vibration into electrical signals. This biological process mechanotransduction is what allows us to hear and communicate in our daily lives. However our grasp of hair-cell mechanotransduction is still far from complete. Recent advances in molecular genetics and biophysics have helped us gain deeper insights into this process especially the molecular constituent an d operation of the channel complex. This book provides a cutting-edge snapshot for all readers who are interested in or studying how auditory hair cells detect sound.