Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31913121›Full record

ArticleeLife2020

Purinergic signaling in cochlear supporting cells reduces hair cell excitability by increasing the extracellular space.

Travis A Babola, Calvin J Kersbergen, Han Chin Wang, Dwight E Bergles

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Article in eLife, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

38 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Spontaneous Calcium Signalling in the Developing Mammalian Cochlea.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2026
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  7. In vivo spontaneous CaNature communications · 2025
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  9. Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channels in Cochlear Function: Looking Beyond Mechanotransduction.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2024
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  16. Purinergic Signalling in the Cochlea.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Travis A BabolaThe Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4440-5029
Calvin J KersbergenThe Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.
Han Chin WangThe Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.
Dwight E BerglesThe Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7133-7378
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007309 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI COX, ANDREA L · 1985 to 2019
$43.2M
Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM136577 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ANDREA L COX · 2020 to 2026
$13.4M
Murine Mutagenesis CoreP30NS050274 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KOLODKIN, ALEX L · 2005 to 2020
$10.9M
Training Program in Hearing and BalanceT32DC000023 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CULLEN, KATHLEEN E · 1989 to 2025
$8.7M
Spontaneous activity in the developing cochleaR01DC008860 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DWIGHT E BERGLES · 2008 to 2026
$7.1M
Training Program in NeuroscienceT32NS091018 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI JAMES J KNIERIM, Daniel Hans O'Connor · 2015 to 2026
$4.1M
Supporting-cell control of inner hair cell excitability through purinergic signalingF31DC016497 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BABOLA, TRAVIS AUSTIN · 2017 to 2017
$44k
NIDCD NIH HHS DC000023NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC016497NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC008860NIDCD NIH HHS T32 DC000023NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007309NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM136577NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS050274NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS091018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurons in developing sensory pathways exhibit spontaneous bursts of electrical activity that are critical for survival, maturation and circuit refinement. In the auditory system, intrinsically generated activity arises within the cochlea, but the molecular mechanisms that initiate this activity remain poorly understood. We show that burst firing of mouse inner hair cells prior to hearing onset requires P2RY1 autoreceptors expressed by inner supporting cells. P2RY1 activation triggers K

Indexed as

Action PotentialsAnimalsCalciumExtracellular SpaceFemaleHair Cells, Auditory, InnerHearingLabyrinth Supporting CellsMaleMiceNeuronsPotassiumRatsReceptors, Purinergic P2Y1Signal TransductionSpiral GanglionCalciumP2ry1 protein, mousePotassiumReceptors, Purinergic P2Y1calciumcochleadevelopmental biologyhair cellmouseneuroscienceP2Y1potassiumpurinergicrat

Identifiers

PMID31913121
PMCPMC7015667
OpenAlexW2998939305

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