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Is myosin in the cochlea a basis for active motility?

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Recent evidence suggests that the stereocilia of cochlear hair cells contain actin filaments1–3. 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.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Birmingham University, Birmingham, B15 2TJ, UK

    J. C. Macartney

  2. Neurocommunications Research Unit, Birmingham University, Birmingham, B15 2TJ, UK

    S. D. Comis & J. O. Pickles

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Macartney, J., Comis, S. & Pickles, J. Is myosin in the cochlea a basis for active motility?. Nature 288, 491–492 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/288491a0

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