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Stereocilia

Known as: Stereocilium, Stereovilli, Stereovillus 
An actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of auditory and vestibular hair cells and of neuromast cells. These protrusions are supported by a… 
National Institutes of Health

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Apical Domain of the EpitheliumAuditory Hair CellCadherin-23Cochlear outer hair cell
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Broader (2)

Ciliastereocilium bundle

Narrower (1)

stereocilium membrane

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Myosin-XVa is required for tip localization of whirlin and differential elongation of hair-cell stereocilia
Stereocilia are microvilli-derived mechanosensory organelles that are arranged in rows of graded heights on the apical surface of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Cadherin 23 is a component of the tip link in hair-cell stereocilia
Mechanoelectrical transduction, the conversion of mechanical force into electrochemical signals, underlies a range of sensory… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
An actin molecular treadmill and myosins maintain stereocilia functional architecture and self-renewal
We have previously shown that the seemingly static paracrystalline actin core of hair cell stereocilia undergoes continuous… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Mutations in Cdh23, encoding a new type of cadherin, cause stereocilia disorganization in waltzer, the mouse model for Usher syndrome type 1D
Mouse chromosome 10 harbors several loci associated with hearing loss, including waltzer (v), modifier-of deaf waddler (mdfw) and… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Mechanics of the mammalian cochlea.
In mammals, environmental sounds stimulate the auditory receptor, the cochlea, via vibrations of the stapes, the innermost of the… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Actin filaments, stereocilia, and hair cells: how cells count and measure.
INTRODUCTION 257 OBSERVATIONS… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Single-neuron labeling and chronic cochlear pathology. III. Stereocilia damage and alterations of threshold tuning curves
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Cross-links between stereocilia in the guinea pig organ of Corti, and their possible relation to sensory transduction
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The organization of actin filaments in the stereocilia of cochlear hair cells
Within each tapering stereocilium of the cochlea of the alligator lizard is a bundle of actin filaments with > 3,000 filaments… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Sensitivity, polarity, and conductance change in the response of vertebrate hair cells to controlled mechanical stimuli.
Hair cells, the primary receptors of the auditory, vestibular, and lateral-line sensory systems, produce electrical signals in… 
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