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Chakilam S, Gaidys R, Brożek J. Ultrastructure of a Mechanoreceptor of the Trichoid Sensilla of the Insect Nabis rugosus: Stimulus-Transmitting and Bio-Sensory Architecture. BIOENGINEERING (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:bioengineering10010097. [PMID: 36671669 PMCID: PMC9855149 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10010097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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This paper presents the ultrastructure morphology of Nabis rugosus trichoid sensilla using SEM and TEM data, along with a two-dimensional model of the trichoid sensilla developed in Amira software. The SEM images show the shape and scattering of the trichoid mechanosensilla over the N. rugosus flagellomere. The TEM images present the ultrastructural components, in which the hair rises from the socket via the joint membrane. The dendrite sheath is connected at the base of the hair shaft, surrounded by the lymph space and the socket septum. This dendrite sheath contains a tubular body with microtubules separated by the membrane (M) and granules (Gs). This study presents a model and simulation of the trichoid sensilla sensing mechanism, in which the hair deflects due to the application of external loading above it and presses the dendrite sheath attached to the hair base. The dendrite sheath is displaced by the applied force, transforming the transversal loading into a longitudinal deformation of the microtubules. Due to this longitudinal deformation, electric potential develops in the microtubule's core, and information is delivered to the brain through the axon. The sensilla's pivot point or point of rotation is presented, along with the relationship between the hair shaft length, the pivot point, and the electric potential distribution in the microtubules. This study's results can be used to develop ultra-sensitive, bioinspired sensors based on these ultrastructural components and their biomechanical studies.
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- Shashikanth Chakilam
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, The University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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Cao R, Takechi M, Wang X, Furutera T, Nojiri T, Koyabu D, Li J. Temporal and regulatory dynamics of the inner ear transcriptome during development in mice. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21196. [PMID: 36476755 PMCID: PMC9729293 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25808-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The inner ear controls hearing and balance, while the temporal molecular signatures and transcriptional regulatory dynamics underlying its development are still unclear. In this study, we investigated time-series transcriptome in the mouse inner ear from embryonic day 11.5 (E11.5) to postnatal day 7 (P7) using bulk RNA-Seq. A total of 10,822 differentially expressed genes were identified between pairwise stages. We identified nine significant temporal expression profiles using time-series expression analysis. The constantly down-regulated profiles throughout the development are related to DNA activity and neurosensory development, while the constantly upregulated profiles are related to collagen and extracellular matrix. Further co-expression network analysis revealed that several hub genes, such as Pnoc, Cd9, and Krt27, are related to the neurosensory development, cell adhesion, and keratinization. We uncovered three important transcription regulatory paths during mice inner ear development. Transcription factors related to Hippo/TGFβ signaling induced decreased expressions of genes related to the neurosensory and inner ear development, while a series of INF genes activated the expressions of genes in immunoregulation. In addition to deepening our understanding of the temporal and regulatory mechanisms of inner ear development, our transcriptomic data could fuel future multi-species comparative studies and elucidate the evolutionary trajectory of auditory development.
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- Rui Cao
- City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Life Structure, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
- Department of Molecular Craniofacial Embryology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8549, Japan
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- City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Life Structure, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Life Structure, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Craniofacial Embryology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8549, Japan.
- Research and Development Center for Precision Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-2 Kasuga, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8550, Japan.
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- City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China.
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
- School of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Hakibilen C, Delort F, Daher MT, Joanne P, Cabet E, Cardoso O, Bourgois-Rocha F, Tian C, Rivas E, Madruga M, Ferreiro A, Lilienbaum A, Vicart P, Agbulut O, Hénon S, Batonnet-Pichon S. Desmin Modulates Muscle Cell Adhesion and Migration. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:783724. [PMID: 35350386 PMCID: PMC8957967 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.783724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Cellular adhesion and migration are key functions that are disrupted in numerous diseases. We report that desmin, a type-III muscle-specific intermediate filament, is a novel cell adhesion regulator. Expression of p.R406W mutant desmin, identified in patients with desmin-related myopathy, modified focal adhesion area and expression of adhesion-signaling genes in myogenic C2C12 cells. Satellite cells extracted from desmin-knock-out (DesKO) and desmin-knock-in-p.R405W (DesKI-R405W) mice were less adhesive and migrated faster than those from wild-type mice. Moreover, we observed mislocalized and aggregated vinculin, a key component of cell adhesion, in DesKO and DesKI-R405W muscles. Vinculin expression was also increased in desmin-related myopathy patient muscles. Together, our results establish a novel role for desmin in cell-matrix adhesion, an essential process for strength transmission, satellite cell migration and muscle regeneration. Our study links the patho-physiological mechanisms of desminopathies to adhesion/migration defects, and may lead to new cellular targets for novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), CNRS UMR 8256, INSERM ERL U1164, Biological Adaptation and Ageing, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, BFA, UMR 8251, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Servicio de Anatomia Patologica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Neurologia Pediatrica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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- Université de Paris, BFA, UMR 8251, CNRS, Paris, France.,APHP, Centre de Référence Maladies Neuromusculaires Nord/Est/Ile-de-France, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, BFA, UMR 8251, CNRS, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), CNRS UMR 8256, INSERM ERL U1164, Biological Adaptation and Ageing, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, MSC, UMR 7067, CNRS, Paris, France.,Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States.,Servicio de Anatomia Patologica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain.,Unidad de Neurologia Pediatrica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain.,APHP, Centre de Référence Maladies Neuromusculaires Nord/Est/Ile-de-France, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), CNRS UMR 8256, INSERM ERL U1164, Biological Adaptation and Ageing, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, MSC, UMR 7067, CNRS, Paris, France
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Johnen N, Francart ME, Thelen N, Cloes M, Thiry M. Evidence for a partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition in postnatal stages of rat auditory organ morphogenesis. Histochem Cell Biol 2012; 138:477-88. [PMID: 22610129 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0969-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a crucial role in the differentiation of many tissues and organs. So far, an EMT was not detected in the development of the auditory organ. To determine whether an EMT may play a role in the morphogenesis of the auditory organ, we studied the spatial localization of several EMT markers, the cell-cell adhesion molecules and intermediate filament cytoskeletal proteins, in epithelium of the dorsal cochlea during development of the rat Corti organ from E18 (18th embryonic day) until P25 (25th postnatal day). We examined by confocal microscopy immunolabelings on cryosections of whole cochleae with antibodies anti-cytokeratins as well as with antibodies anti-vimentin, anti-E-cadherin and anti-β-catenin. Our results showed a partial loss of E-cadherin and β-catenin and a temporary appearance of vimentin in pillar cells and Deiters between P8 and P10. These observations suggest that a partial EMT might be involved in the remodelling of the Corti organ during the postnatal stages of development in rat.
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- Nicolas Johnen
- Department of Life Sciences, GIGA-Neurosciences, Unit of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of Liege, Avenue de l'hôpital 1, 4000 Liege, Belgium.
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Szarama KB, Gavara N, Petralia RS, Kelley MW, Chadwick RS. Cytoskeletal changes in actin and microtubules underlie the developing surface mechanical properties of sensory and supporting cells in the mouse cochlea. Development 2012; 139:2187-97. [PMID: 22573615 DOI: 10.1242/dev.073734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Correct patterning of the inner ear sensory epithelium is essential for the conversion of sound waves into auditory stimuli. Although much is known about the impact of the developing cytoskeleton on cellular growth and cell shape, considerably less is known about the role of cytoskeletal structures on cell surface mechanical properties. In this study, atomic force microscopy (AFM) was combined with fluorescence imaging to show that developing inner ear hair cells and supporting cells have different cell surface mechanical properties with different developmental time courses. We also explored the cytoskeletal organization of developing sensory and non-sensory cells, and used pharmacological modulation of cytoskeletal elements to show that the developmental increase of hair cell stiffness is a direct result of actin filaments, whereas the development of supporting cell surface mechanical properties depends on the extent of microtubule acetylation. Finally, this study found that the fibroblast growth factor signaling pathway is necessary for the developmental time course of cell surface mechanical properties, in part owing to the effects on microtubule structure.
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- Katherine B Szarama
- Section on Auditory Mechanics, Laboratory of Cellular Biology, National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Bragulla HH, Homberger DG. Structure and functions of keratin proteins in simple, stratified, keratinized and cornified epithelia. J Anat 2010; 214:516-59. [PMID: 19422428 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 409] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Historically, the term 'keratin' stood for all of the proteins extracted from skin modifications, such as horns, claws and hooves. Subsequently, it was realized that this keratin is actually a mixture of keratins, keratin filament-associated proteins and other proteins, such as enzymes. Keratins were then defined as certain filament-forming proteins with specific physicochemical properties and extracted from the cornified layer of the epidermis, whereas those filament-forming proteins that were extracted from the living layers of the epidermis were grouped as 'prekeratins' or 'cytokeratins'. Currently, the term 'keratin' covers all intermediate filament-forming proteins with specific physicochemical properties and produced in any vertebrate epithelia. Similarly, the nomenclature of epithelia as cornified, keratinized or non-keratinized is based historically on the notion that only the epidermis of skin modifications such as horns, claws and hooves is cornified, that the non-modified epidermis is a keratinized stratified epithelium, and that all other stratified and non-stratified epithelia are non-keratinized epithelia. At this point in time, the concepts of keratins and of keratinized or cornified epithelia need clarification and revision concerning the structure and function of keratin and keratin filaments in various epithelia of different species, as well as of keratin genes and their modifications, in view of recent research, such as the sequencing of keratin proteins and their genes, cell culture, transfection of epithelial cells, immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting. Recently, new functions of keratins and keratin filaments in cell signaling and intracellular vesicle transport have been discovered. It is currently understood that all stratified epithelia are keratinized and that some of these keratinized stratified epithelia cornify by forming a Stratum corneum. The processes of keratinization and cornification in skin modifications are different especially with respect to the keratins that are produced. Future research in keratins will provide a better understanding of the processes of keratinization and cornification of stratified epithelia, including those of skin modifications, of the adaptability of epithelia in general, of skin diseases, and of the changes in structure and function of epithelia in the course of evolution. This review focuses on keratins and keratin filaments in mammalian tissue but keratins in the tissues of some other vertebrates are also considered.
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- Hermann H Bragulla
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 70803, USA.
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A multi-scale approach to understand the mechanobiology of intermediate filaments. J Biomech 2010; 43:15-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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May-Simera HL, Ross A, Rix S, Forge A, Beales PL, Jagger DJ. Patterns of expression of Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins in the mammalian cochlea suggest noncentrosomal functions. J Comp Neurol 2009; 514:174-88. [PMID: 19396898 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bardet-Biedl syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder causing a spectrum of symptoms, including visual impairment, kidney disease, and hearing impairment. Evidence suggests that BBS gene mutations cause defective ciliogenesis and/or cilium dysfunction. Cochlear development is affected by BBS gene deletion, and adult Bbs6(-/-) and Bbs4(-/-) mice are hearing impaired. This study addresses BBS protein expression in the rodent cochlea, to gain a better understanding of its function in vivo. As predicted by in vitro studies, Bbs6 immunofluorescence was localized to the basal bodies of supporting cells and sensory hair cells prior to the onset of hearing. In adult tissue, Bbs6 expression persisted in afferent neurons, including within the dendrites that innervate hair cells, implicating Bbs6 in a sensory neuronal function. Bbs2, which interacts with Bbs6, was also localized to hair cell basal bodies and stereociliary bundles. Additionally, Bbs2 was expressed in supporting cells at their intercellular boundaries, in a spatiotemporal pattern mirroring the development of the microtubule network. Bbs4 localized to cilia and developing cytoplasmic microtubule arrays. Pcm-1, a microtubular protein that interacts with Bbs4 in vitro, showed a comparable expression. Depolymerization of microtubules in slice preparations of the living cochlea resulted in Bbs4 and Pcm-1 mislocalization. Pcm-1 was also mislocalized in Bbs4(-/-) mice. This suggests that Bbs4/Pcm-1 interactions may be important in microtubule-dependent cytoplasmic trafficking in vivo. In summary, our findings indicate that BBS proteins adopt a range of cellular distributions in vivo, not restricted to the centrosome or cilium, and so broaden the possible underlying pathomechanisms of the disease.
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- Helen L May-Simera
- Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N1EH, United Kingdom
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Mackenzie FE, Parker A, Parkinson NJ, Oliver PL, Brooker D, Underhill P, Lukashkina VA, Lukashkin AN, Holmes C, Brown SDM. Analysis of the mouse mutant Cloth-ears shows a role for the voltage-gated sodium channel Scn8a in peripheral neural hearing loss. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2009; 8:699-713. [PMID: 19737145 PMCID: PMC2784214 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2009.00514.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Deafness is the most common sensory disorder in humans and the aetiology of genetic deafness is complex. Mouse mutants have been crucial in identifying genes involved in hearing. However, many deafness genes remain unidentified. Using N-ethyl N−nitrosourea (ENU) mutagenesis to generate new mouse models of deafness, we identified a novel semi-dominant mouse mutant, Cloth-ears (Clth). Cloth-ears mice show reduced acoustic startle response and mild hearing loss from ∼30 days old. Auditory-evoked brainstem response (ABR) and distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) analyses indicate that the peripheral neural auditory pathway is impaired in Cloth-ears mice, but that cochlear function is normal. In addition, both Clth/Clth and Clth/+ mice display paroxysmal tremor episodes with behavioural arrest. Clth/Clth mice also show a milder continuous tremor during movement and rest. Longitudinal phenotypic analysis showed that Clth/+ and Clth/Clth mice also have complex defects in behaviour, growth, neurological and motor function. Positional cloning of Cloth-ears identified a point mutation in the neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel α-subunit gene, Scn8a, causing an aspartic acid to valine (D981V) change six amino acids downstream of the sixth transmembrane segment of the second domain (D2S6). Complementation testing with a known Scn8a mouse mutant confirmed that this mutation is responsible for the Cloth-ears phenotype. Our findings suggest a novel role for Scn8a in peripheral neural hearing loss and paroxysmal motor dysfunction.
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Burns JC, Burns J, Christophel JJ, Collado MS, Magnus C, Carfrae M, Corwin JT. Reinforcement of cell junctions correlates with the absence of hair cell regeneration in mammals and its occurrence in birds. J Comp Neurol 2008; 511:396-414. [PMID: 18803241 DOI: 10.1002/cne.21849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Debilitating hearing and balance deficits often arise through damage to the inner ear's hair cells. For humans and other mammals, such deficits are permanent, but nonmammalian vertebrates can quickly recover hearing and balance through their innate capacity to regenerate hair cells. The biological basis for this difference has remained unknown, but recent investigations in wounded balance epithelia have shown that proliferation follows cellular spreading at sites of injury. As mammalian ears mature during the first weeks after birth, the capacity for spreading and proliferation declines sharply. In seeking the basis for those declines, we investigated the circumferential bands of F-actin that bracket the apical junctions between supporting cells in the gravity-sensitive utricle. We found that those bands grow much thicker as mice and humans mature postnatally, whereas their counterparts in chickens remain thin from hatching through adulthood. When we cultured utricular epithelia from chickens, we found that cellular spreading and proliferation both continued at high levels, even in the epithelia from adults. In contrast, the substantial reinforcement of the circumferential F-actin bands in mammals coincides with the steep declines in cell spreading and production established in earlier experiments. We propose that the presence of thin F-actin bands at the junctions between avian supporting cells may contribute to the lifelong persistence of their capacity for shape change, cell proliferation, and hair cell replacement and that the postnatal reinforcement of the F-actin bands in maturing humans and other mammals may have an important role in limiting hair cell regeneration.
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- Joseph C Burns
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
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Li–dong Z, Jun L, Yin–yan H, Jian–he S, Shi–ming Y. Supporting Cells–a New Area in Cochlear Physiology Study. J Otol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1672-2930(08)50002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Criel GRJ, Van Oostveldt P, MacRae TH. Spatial organization and isotubulin composition of microtubules in epidermal tendon cells of Artemia franciscana. J Morphol 2005; 263:203-15. [PMID: 15593343 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Epidermally derived tendon cells attach the exoskeleton (cuticle) of the Branchiopod crustacean, Artemia franciscana, to underlying muscle in the hindgut, while the structurally similar transalar tendon (epithelial) cells, which also arise from the epidermis and are polarized, connect dorsal and ventral exopodite surfaces. To establish these latter attachments the transalar tendon cells interact with cuticles on opposite sides of the exopodite by way of their apical surfaces and with one another via basal regions, or the cuticle attachments may be mediated through linkages with phagocytic storage cells found in the hemolymph. In some cases, phyllopod tendon cells attach directly to muscle cells. Tendon cells in the hindgut of Artemia possess microtubule bundles, as do the transalar cells, and they extend from the basal myotendinal junction to the apical domain located near the cuticle. The bundled microtubules intermingle with thin filaments reminiscent of microfilaments, but intermediate filament-like structures are absent. Microtubule bundles converging at apical cell surfaces contact structures termed apical invaginations, composed of cytoplasmic membrane infoldings associated with electron-dense material. Intracuticular rods protrude from apical invaginations, either into the cuticle during intermolt or the molting fluid in premolt. Confocal microscopy of immunofluorescently stained samples revealed tyrosinated, detyrosinated, and acetylated tubulins, the first time posttranslationally modified isoforms of this protein have been demonstrated in crustacean tendon cells. Microfilaments, as shown by staining with phalloidin, coincided spatially with microtubule bundles. Artemia tendon cells clearly represent an interesting system for study of cytoskeleton organization within the context of cytoplasmic polarity and the results in this article indicate functional cooperation of microtubules and microfilaments. These cytoskeletal elements, either acting independently or in concert, may transmit tension from muscle to cuticle in the hindgut and resist compression when connecting exopodite cuticular surfaces.
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- Godelieve R J Criel
- Department of Anatomy, Embryology and Histology, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium
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The role of the cochlea is to transduce complex sound waves into electrical neural activity in the auditory nerve. Hair cells of the organ of Corti are the sensory cells of hearing. The inner hair cells perform the transduction and initiate the depolarization of the spiral ganglion neurons. The outer hair cells are accessory sensory cells that enhance the sensitivity and selectivity of the cochlea. Neural feedback loops that bring efferent signals to the outer hair cells assist in sharpening and amplifying the signals. The stria vascularis generates the endocochlear potential and maintains the ionic composition of the endolymph, the fluid in which the apical surface of the hair cells is bathed. The mechanical characteristics of the basilar membrane and its related structures further enhance the frequency selectivity of the auditory transduction mechanism. The tectorial membrane is an extracellular matrix, which provides mass loading on top of the organ of Corti, facilitating deflection of the stereocilia. This review deals with the structure of the normal mature mammalian cochlea and includes recent data on the molecular organization of the main cell types within the cochlea.
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- Yehoash Raphael
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, The University of Michigan, MSRB 3, Rm 9303, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0648, USA.
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- T Küntziger
- Institut Curie, Section Recherche, UMR 144 CNRS, Paris, France
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Liu Y, Su B, Pei R, Yeh C, Yeh K, Ying Lee K, Hsu Y, Ho C, Lai Y. The stability of cytokeratin 18 in human liver cells during colchicine-induced microtubule disruption. Food Chem Toxicol 2001; 39:85-9. [PMID: 11259854 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(00)00113-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The cytoskeleton plays important roles in cell function and is therefore implicated in the pathogenesis of many human liver diseases, including malignant tumors. The stability of cytokeratin proteins during tumor transformation in human hepatocellular carcinoma has been studied with a molecular approach previously. The results demonstrate that the cytokeratin is modulated in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Besides this, three low molecular weight cytokeratin molecules (named HCC CK) are found. This indicates that these HCC CKs have undergone modulation from the human hepatocyte cytokeratin 18. We also checked the cytokeratin profile of the human hepatoma cell line PLC/PRF/5 with the same methods to ensure the HCC CK molecules are produced by modulation but not protein degradation. The stability of cytokeratin molecules was studied by a different approach. The cytokeratin compositions of human liver cells (Chang cell line) were analysed under the effects of microtubule-disrupting drug (colchicine) by SDS-PAGE, Western blot, immunoprecipitation using a commercially available monoclonal anti-cytokeratin 18 antibody and immunofluorescent staining. Within 1 h of treatment, the microtubule began to collapse and the filamentous structure was shortening. The microtubule had almost collapsed and became fragmented to form a lattice-like network after 24 h of treatment. The cytokeratin was modulated after long-term (24 h) treatment of colchicine, and the molecular weight became 14 kD and the antigenicity was lost. The stability of cytokeratin molecules was related to the intact microtubule network, after disruption of the microtubule the cytokeratin would be modulated. The intact microtubule network was a stabilizing factor of cytokeratin 18 in human liver cells.
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- Y Liu
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, China Medical College, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, Taiwan
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Nilsen KE, Russell IJ. The spatial and temporal representation of a tone on the guinea pig basilar membrane. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:11751-8. [PMID: 11050205 PMCID: PMC34345 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.22.11751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In the mammalian cochlea, the basilar membrane's (BM) mechanical responses are amplified, and frequency tuning is sharpened through active feedback from the electromotile outer hair cells (OHCs). To be effective, OHC feedback must be delivered to the correct region of the BM and introduced at the appropriate time in each cycle of BM displacement. To investigate when OHCs contribute to cochlear amplification, a laser-diode interferometer was used to measure tone-evoked BM displacements in the basal turn of the guinea pig cochlea. Measurements were made at multiple sites across the width of the BM, which are tuned to the same characteristic frequency (CF). In response to CF tones, the largest displacements occur in the OHC region and phase lead those measured beneath the outer pillar cells and adjacent to the spiral ligament by about 90 degrees. Postmortem, responses beneath the OHCs are reduced by up to 65 dB, and all regions across the width of the BM move in unison. We suggest that OHCs amplify BM responses to CF tones when the BM is moving at maximum velocity. In regions of the BM where OHCs contribute to its motion, the responses are compressive and nonlinear. We measured the distribution of nonlinear compressive vibrations along the length of the BM in response to a single frequency tone and estimated that OHC amplification is restricted to a 1.25- to 1.40-mm length of BM centered on the CF place.
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- K E Nilsen
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer Brighton, BN1 9QG, United Kingdom
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Cyr JL, Bell AM, Hudspeth AJ. Identification with a recombinant antibody of an inner-ear cytokeratin, a marker for hair-cell differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:4908-13. [PMID: 10758152 PMCID: PMC18331 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.070050797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Extensive biochemical characterization of cells in the inner ear has been hampered by a lack of tools with which to identify inner-ear proteins. By using a single-chain antibody fragment isolated from a bacteriophage-displayed library, we have identified a cytokeratin that is abundant in nonsensory cells of the frog inner ear. Although the progenitors of hair cells exhibit strong immunoreactivity to this cytokeratin, the signal declines in immature hair cells and vanishes as the cells mature. The correlation between diminished immunoreactivity and hair-cell differentiation indicates that the cytokeratin is down-regulated during the transition from a nonsensory to a sensory cell and suggests that the marker is an early index of hair-cell differentiation.
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- J L Cyr
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021-6399, USA
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Nilsen KE, Russell IJ. Timing of cochlear feedback: spatial and temporal representation of a tone across the basilar membrane. Nat Neurosci 1999; 2:642-8. [PMID: 10404197 DOI: 10.1038/10197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Electromotile outer hair cell (OHC) feedback provides the sensitivity and sharp frequency tuning of the cochlea. Basilar membrane displacements in response to characteristic frequency (CF) tones were measured with an interferometer at up to 15 locations across the basilar membrane width in the basal turn of the guinea pig cochlea. For CF tones, basilar membranes vibrations were largest beneath the OHCs; these phase-led vibrations beneath outer pillar cells and adjacent to the spiral ligament by approximately 90 degrees. Post mortem, responses measured beneath the OHCs were reduced by up to 65 dB, and the basilar membrane moved with similar phase across its entire width. We suggest OHCs amplify basilar membrane responses to CF tones when the basilar membrane moves at maximum velocity.
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Affiliation(s)
- K E Nilsen
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
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