Abstract
Our hearing relies on outer hair cells, which amplify sound-induced vibrations in our ears. Each hair cell has a hair bundle composed of stereocilia, “hair-like” structures protruding from the cell's apical surface. Two classes of links link stereocilia, gating springs and connectors, also known as top or shaft connectors, side, lateral, or ankle links. Gating springs link neighboring stereocilia of different heights, while connectors link all neighboring stereocilia. Sound-induced gating-spring oscillations open and close mechanoelectrical transduction channels attached to the gating springs, causing oscillations in the hair cell's sensory current.
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