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Emergence of slip-ideal-slip behavior in tip-links serve as force filters of sound in hearing

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  • Nisha Arora

    (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali)

  • Jagadish P. Hazra

    (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali)

  • Sandip Roy

    (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali)

  • Gaurav K. Bhati

    (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali)

  • Sarika Gupta

    (National Institute of Immunology)

  • K. P. Yogendran

    (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali)

  • Abhishek Chaudhuri

    (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali)

  • Amin Sagar

    (Université de Montpellier)

  • Sabyasachi Rakshit

    (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali)

Abstract

Tip-links in the inner ear convey force from sound and trigger mechanotransduction. Here, we present evidence that tip-links (collectively as heterotetrameric complexes of cadherins) function as force filters during mechanotransduction. Our force-clamp experiments reveal that the tip-link complexes show slip-ideal-slip bond dynamics. At low forces, the lifetime of the tip-link complex drops monotonically, indicating slip-bond dynamics. The ideal bond, rare in nature, is seen in an intermediate force regime where the survival of the complex remains constant over a wide range. At large forces, tip-links follow a slip bond and dissociate entirely to cut-off force transmission. In contrast, the individual tip-links (heterodimers) display slip-catch-slip bonds to the applied forces. While with a phenotypic mutant, we showed the importance of the slip-catch-slip bonds in uninterrupted hearing, our coarse-grained Langevin dynamics simulations demonstrated that the slip-ideal-slip bonds emerge as a collective feature from the slip-catch-slip bonds of individual tip-links.

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  • Nisha Arora & Jagadish P. Hazra & Sandip Roy & Gaurav K. Bhati & Sarika Gupta & K. P. Yogendran & Abhishek Chaudhuri & Amin Sagar & Sabyasachi Rakshit, 2024. "Emergence of slip-ideal-slip behavior in tip-links serve as force filters of sound in hearing," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45423-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45423-8
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