scispace - formally typeset
F

Fabio Mammano

Researcher at University of Padua

Publications -  124
Citations -  4987

Fabio Mammano is an academic researcher from University of Padua. The author has contributed to research in topics: Connexin & Cochlea. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 113 publications receiving 4367 citations. Previous affiliations of Fabio Mammano include National Research Council & University of Ferrara.

Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

ATP release through connexin hemichannels and gap junction transfer of second messengers propagate Ca2+ signals across the inner ear

TL;DR: The results demonstrate that connexins play a dual crucial role in inner ear Ca2+ signaling: as hemichannels, they promote ATP release, sustaining long-range ICS propagation; as GJ channels, they allow diffusion of Ca2-mobilizing second messengers across coupled cells.
Journal ArticleDOI

Impaired permeability to Ins(1,4,5)P3 in a mutant connexin underlies recessive hereditary deafness.

TL;DR: It is proposed that the V84L mutation reduces metabolic coupling mediated by Ins(1,4,5)P3 to an extent sufficient to impair the propagation of Ca2+ waves and the formation of a functional syncytium.
Journal ArticleDOI

How well do we understand the cochlea

TL;DR: The discovery of hair-cell motility has modified the view of the cochlea as a simple frequency analyser into one where it is an active non-linear filter that allows only the prominent features of acoustic signals to be transmitted to the acoustic nerve by the inner hair cells.