Hearing the messenger: Ins(1,4,5)P3 and deafness
2005
Genetic studies have conclusively linked connexin channels to human diseases, but the nature of the signals that are disrupted by channel mutations has remained elusive. A recent study has taken advantage of a deafness-causing mutation to suggest that permeability to inositol trisphosphate, the Ca2+-mobilizing messenger, is crucial for normal hearing.
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