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ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2008

Cadherins and mechanotransduction by hair cells.

Ulrich Müller

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Review in Current opinion in cell biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
55citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Models of Cellular Mechanosensation.Results and problems in cell differentiation · 2026
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  6. The Role of Calcium Signaling in Sensorineural Hearing Loss.International journal of medical sciences · 2025
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  14. Glial-Specific Deletion of Med12 Results in Rapid Hearing Loss via Degradation of the Stria Vascularis.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2021
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  15. Aquatic models of human ciliary diseases.Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ulrich MüllerDepartment of Cell Biology, Institute for Childhood and Neglected Disease, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. umueller@scripps.edu
Scripps Research Institute · US

Funding

Mechanosensor Development, Function, and DysfunctionR01DC005965 · NIDCD · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MUELLER, ULRICH · 2003 to 2023
$10.2M
Mouse models to study inherited forms of deafnessR01DC007704 · NIDCD · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MUELLER, ULRICH · 2005 to 2014
$5.0M
Cell Adhesion Molecules in CNS DevelopmentR01NS046456 · NINDS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MUELLER, ULRICH · 2004 to 2013
$4.4M
NIDCD NIH HHS DC005965NIDCD NIH HHS DC007704NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005965NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC007704NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS046456
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanotransduction, the conversion of a mechanical stimulus into an electrical signal is crucial for our ability to hear and to maintain balance. Recent findings indicate that two members of the cadherin superfamily are components of the mechanotransduction machinery in sensory hair cells of the vertebrate inner ear. These studies show that cadherin 23 (CDH23) and protocadherin 15 (PCDH15) form several of the extracellular filaments that connect the stereocilia and kinocilium of a hair cell into a bundle. One of these filaments is the tip link that has been proposed to gate the mechanotransduction channel in hair cells. The extracellular domains of CDH23 and PCDH15 differ in their structure from classical cadherins and their cytoplasmic domains bind to distinct effectors, suggesting that evolutionary pressures have shaped the two cadherins for their function in mechanotransduction.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBiological EvolutionCadherin Related ProteinsCadherinsCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDeafnessHair Cells, AuditoryHumansMechanotransduction, CellularMolecular Motor ProteinsMutationMyosinsProtein Structure, TertiaryUsher SyndromesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCadherin Related ProteinsCadherinsCDH23 protein, humanCDHR15, humanCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsMolecular Motor ProteinsMyosinsUSH1C protein, human

Identifiers

PMID18619539
PMCPMC2692626
OpenAlexW2031573961

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