Cell junction proteins within the cochlea: A review of recent research  

作　　者：Bo Wang Bohua Hu Shiming Yang 

机构地区：[1]Department of Otolaryngology Head&Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital [2]Astronaut Research and Training Center of China [3]Center for Hearing and Deafness, State University of New York at Buffalo

出　　处：《Journal of Otology》2015年第4期131-135,共5页中华耳科学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：supported by grants from the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (#2012CB967900);the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program) (#2011CBA01000);the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC#81400472);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC #81271082)

摘　　要：Cell-cell junctions in the cochlea are highly complex and well organized. The role of these junctions is to maintain structural and functional integrity of the cochlea. In this review, we describe classification of cell junction-associated proteins identified within the cochlea and provide a brief overview of the function of these proteins in adherent junctions, gap junctions and tight junctions. Copyright ? 2016, PLA General Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Production and hosting by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Cell-cell junctions in the cochlea are highly complex and well organized. The role of these junctions is to maintain structural and functional integrity of the cochlea. In this review, we describe classification of cell junction-associated proteins identified within the cochlea and provide a brief overview of the function of these proteins in adherent junctions, gap junctions and tight junctions. Copyright ? 2016, PLA General Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Production and hosting by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

关 键 词：COCHLEA Cell junction Junction proteins 

分 类 号：R339.16[医药卫生—人体生理学]