Hair Cell Tip-Link

Shown here is a proposed arrangement of the tip-link complex in the inner ear of vertebrates that converts sound vibrations into electrical signals.

Dark blue: PCDH15, light blue: LHFPL5, red: LOXHD1, pink: TMC1, yellow: TMIE and green: CIB2.

This illustration was made for Nicolas Grillet at grilletlab.com