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Wang X, Zhou Z, Yu C, He K, Sun L, Kou Y, Zhang M, Zhang Z, Luo P, Wen L, Chen G. A prestin-targeting peptide-guided drug delivery system rearranging concentration gradient in the inner ear: An improved strategy against hearing loss. Eur J Pharm Sci 2023; 187:106490. [PMID: 37295658 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Hearing loss is mainly due to outer hair cell (OHC) damage in three cochlear turns. Local administration via the round window membrane (RWM) has considerable otological clinical potential in bypassing the blood-labyrinth barrier. However, insufficient drug distribution in the apical and middle cochlear turns results in unsatisfactory efficacy. We functionalized poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (PLGA NPs) with targeting peptide A665, which specifically bound to prestin, a protein uniquely expressed in OHCs. The modification facilitated the cellular uptake and RWM permeability of NPs. Notably, the guide of A665 towards OHCs enabled more NPs perfusion in the apical and middle cochlear turns without decreasing accumulation in the basal cochlear turn. Subsequently, curcumin (CUR), an appealing anti-ototoxic drug, was encapsulated in NPs. In aminoglycoside-treated guinea pigs with the worst hearing level, CUR/A665-PLGA NPs, with superior performance to CUR/PLGA NPs, almost completely preserved the OHCs in three cochlear turns. The lack of increased low-frequencies hearing thresholds further confirmed that the delivery system with prestin affinity mediated cochlear distribution rearrangement. Good inner ear biocompatibility and little or no embryonic zebrafish toxicity were observed throughout the treatment. Overall, A665-PLGA NPs act as desirable tools with sufficient inner ear delivery for improved efficacy against severe hearing loss.
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- Xinrui Wang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery & Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System & Class III Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Preparation & Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine of Education Department of Guangdong Province, Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery & Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System & Class III Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Preparation & Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine of Education Department of Guangdong Province, Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery & Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System & Class III Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Preparation & Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine of Education Department of Guangdong Province, Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery & Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System & Class III Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Preparation & Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine of Education Department of Guangdong Province, Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery & Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System & Class III Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Preparation & Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine of Education Department of Guangdong Province, Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery & Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System & Class III Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Preparation & Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine of Education Department of Guangdong Province, Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Sunho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Zhongshan 528437, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 000853, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 000853, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery & Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of Topical Precise Drug Delivery System & Class III Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Preparation & Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine of Education Department of Guangdong Province, Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Unbalanced bidirectional radial stiffness gradients within the organ of Corti promoted by TRIOBP. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2115190119. [PMID: 35737845 PMCID: PMC9245700 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115190119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Current understanding of cochlear mechanics assumes that stiffness of the cochlear partition varies only longitudinally along the cochlea. This work examines the stiffness of inner ear epithelium in individual cell types at the nanoscale level. We revealed unrecognized radial stiffness gradients of different magnitudes and opposite orientations within the epithelium. Remarkably, the observed bidirectional stiffness gradients are unbalanced between supporting and sensory cells. Deficiencies in deafness-associated Trio and F-actin binding protein (TRIOBP) caused diverse cytoskeletal ultrastructural remodeling in supporting and sensory cells and significantly diminishes the bidirectional radial stiffness gradients. These results demonstrate the complexity of the mechanical properties within the sensory epithelium and point to a hitherto unrecognized role of these gradients in sensitivity and frequency selectivity of hearing. Hearing depends on intricate morphologies and mechanical properties of diverse inner ear cell types. The individual contributions of various inner ear cell types into mechanical properties of the organ of Corti and the mechanisms of their integration are yet largely unknown. Using sub-100-nm spatial resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM), we mapped the Young’s modulus (stiffness) of the apical surface of the different cells of the freshly dissected P5–P6 cochlear epithelium from wild-type and mice lacking either Trio and F-actin binding protein (TRIOBP) isoforms 4 and 5 or isoform 5 only. Variants of TRIOBP are associated with deafness in human and in Triobp mutant mouse models. Remarkably, nanoscale AFM mapping revealed unrecognized bidirectional radial stiffness gradients of different magnitudes and opposite orientations between rows of wild-type supporting cells and sensory hair cells. Moreover, the observed bidirectional radial stiffness gradients are unbalanced, with sensory cells being stiffer overall compared to neighboring supporting cells. Deafness-associated TRIOBP deficiencies significantly disrupted the magnitude and orientation of these bidirectional radial stiffness gradients. In addition, serial sectioning with focused ion beam and backscatter scanning electron microscopy shows that a TRIOBP deficiency results in ultrastructural changes of supporting cell apical phalangeal microfilaments and bundled cortical F-actin of hair cell cuticular plates, correlating with messenger RNA and protein expression levels and AFM stiffness measurements that exposed a softening of the apical surface of the sensory epithelium in mutant mice. Altogether, this additional complexity in the mechanical properties of the sensory epithelium is hypothesized to be an essential contributor to frequency selectivity and sensitivity of mammalian hearing.
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Detection of single mRNAs in individual cells of the auditory system. Hear Res 2018; 367:88-96. [PMID: 30071403 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Gene expression analysis is essential for understanding the rich repertoire of cellular functions. With the development of sensitive molecular tools such as single-cell RNA sequencing, extensive gene expression data can be obtained and analyzed from various tissues. Single-molecule fluorescence in situ hybridization (smFISH) has emerged as a powerful complementary tool for single-cell genomics studies because of its ability to map and quantify the spatial distributions of single mRNAs at the subcellular level in their native tissue. Here, we present a detailed method to study the copy numbers and spatial localizations of single mRNAs in the cochlea and inferior colliculus. First, we demonstrate that smFISH can be performed successfully in adult cochlear tissue after decalcification. Second, we show that the smFISH signals can be detected with high specificity. Third, we adapt an automated transcript analysis pipeline to quantify and identify single mRNAs in a cell-specific manner. Lastly, we show that our method can be used to study possible correlations between transcriptional and translational activities of single genes. Thus, we have developed a detailed smFISH protocol that can be used to study the expression of single mRNAs in specific cell types of the peripheral and central auditory systems.
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The mammalian cochlea is exquisitely designed to decompose complex sounds into their component frequencies, accounting in part for the superb auditory discrimination displayed by many species. To perform this task, numerous mechanical and electrical specializations are graded along the length of the cochlea that create a tonotopic map in which sounds of different frequencies produce maximal responses at different cochlear locations. Graded mechanical features include structural changes in the vibratory basilar membrane, on which the hair cell sensory receptors sit, to systematic changes in receptor cell size and stereociliary length. Furthermore, there is growing evidence that frequency specificity does not stop at mechanical and morphological elements in the cochlea, but also extends to the intrinsic electrical profile of the hair cell sensory receptors and the first neural element in the auditory system—the spiral ganglion neurons.
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- Robin L Davis
- Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Nelson Laboratories, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8082, USA.
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Wu W, Rahman MN, Guo J, Roy N, Xue L, Cahill CM, Zhang S, Jia Z. Function coupling of otoferlin with GAD65 acts to modulate GABAergic activity. J Mol Cell Biol 2015; 7:168-79. [PMID: 25701657 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjv011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Otoferlin, an integral membrane protein implicated in a late stage of exocytosis, has been reported to play a critical role in hearing although the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. However, its widespread tissue distribution infers a more ubiquitous role in synaptic vesicle trafficking. Glutamate, an excitatory neurotransmitter, is converted to its inhibitory counterpart, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), by L-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), which exists in soluble (GAD67) and membrane-bound (GAD65) forms. For the first time, we have revealed a close association between otoferlin and GAD65 in both HEK293 and neuronal cells, including SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma and primary rat hippocampus cells, showing a direct interaction between GAD65 and otoferlin's C2 domains. In primary rat hippocampus cells, otoferlin and GAD65 co-localized in a punctate pattern within the cell body, as well as in the axon along the path of vesicular traffic. Significantly, GABA is virtually abolished in otoferlin-knockdown neuronal cells whereas otoferlin overexpression markedly increases endogenous GABA. GABA attenuation in otoferlin-knockdown primary cells is correlated with diminished L-type calcium current. This previously unknown and close correlation demonstrates that otoferlin, through GAD65, modulates GABAergic activity. The discovery of otoferlin-GAD65 functional coupling provides a new avenue for understanding the molecular mechanism by which otoferlin functions in neurological pathways.
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- Wu Wu
- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada Present address: Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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Zhang Q, Liu H, Soukup GA, He DZZ. Identifying microRNAs involved in aging of the lateral wall of the cochlear duct. PLoS One 2014; 9:e112857. [PMID: 25405349 PMCID: PMC4236067 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Age-related hearing loss is a progressive sensorineural hearing loss that occurs during aging. Degeneration of the organ of Corti and atrophy of the lateral wall of the cochlear duct (or scala media) in the inner ear are the two primary causes. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of short non-coding RNAs that regulate the expression of mRNA/protein targets, are important regulators of cellular senescence and aging. We examined miRNA gene expression profiles in the lateral wall of two mouse strains, along with exploration of the potential targets of those miRNAs that showed dynamic expression during aging. We show that 95 and 60 miRNAs exhibited differential expression in C57 and CBA mice during aging, respectively. A majority of downregulated miRNAs are known to regulate pathways of cell proliferation and differentiation, while all upregulated miRNAs are known regulators in the pro-apoptotic pathways. By using apoptosis-related gene array and bioinformatic approaches to predict miRNA targets, we identify candidate miRNA-regulated genes that regulate apoptosis pathways in the lateral wall of C57 and CBA mice during aging.
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- Qian Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- * E-mail: (GS); (DH)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- * E-mail: (GS); (DH)
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Yang C, Zhang W, Liu XL, Liang Y, Yuan YW, Ren C, Peng JH. Localization of prestin and expression in the early period after radiation in mice. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 271:3333-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-014-3180-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhu GJ, Wang F, Chen C, Xu L, Zhang WC, Fan C, Peng YJ, Chen J, He WQ, Guo SY, Zuo J, Gao X, Zhu MS. Myosin light-chain kinase is necessary for membrane homeostasis in cochlear inner hair cells. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34894. [PMID: 22485190 PMCID: PMC3317649 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The structural homeostasis of the cochlear hair cell membrane is critical for all aspects of sensory transduction, but the regulation of its maintenance is not well understood. In this report, we analyzed the cochlear hair cells of mice with specific deletion of myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) in inner hair cells. MLCK-deficient mice showed impaired hearing, with a 5- to 14-dB rise in the auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds to clicks and tones of different frequencies and a significant decrease in the amplitude of the ABR waves. The mutant inner hair cells produced several ball-like structures around the hair bundles in vivo, indicating impaired membrane stability. Inner hair cells isolated from the knockout mice consistently displayed less resistance to hypoosmotic solution and less membrane F-actin. Myosin light-chain phosphorylation was also reduced in the mutated inner hair cells. Our results suggest that MLCK is necessary for maintaining the membrane stability of inner hair cells.
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MESH Headings
- Actin Cytoskeleton/metabolism
- Actins/metabolism
- Animals
- Cell Membrane/enzymology
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Epithelium/enzymology
- Epithelium/metabolism
- Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
- Gene Expression
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner/enzymology
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner/metabolism
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner/ultrastructure
- Homeostasis
- Mice
- Mice, 129 Strain
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Myosin Light Chains/metabolism
- Myosin VIIa
- Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase/deficiency
- Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase/genetics
- Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase/physiology
- Myosins/metabolism
- Organ of Corti/cytology
- Osmotic Pressure
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Sequence Deletion
- Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase/genetics
- Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase/metabolism
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- Guang-Jie Zhu
- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab for Technology & Application of Model Organisms, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, University Park, Wenzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- * E-mail: (XG); (M-SZ)
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Model Animal and Diseases Studies, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab for Technology & Application of Model Organisms, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, University Park, Wenzhou, China
- * E-mail: (XG); (M-SZ)
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Goodyear RJ, Legan PK, Christiansen JR, Xia B, Korchagina J, Gale JE, Warchol ME, Corwin JT, Richardson GP. Identification of the hair cell soma-1 antigen, HCS-1, as otoferlin. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2010; 11:573-86. [PMID: 20809368 PMCID: PMC2975885 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-010-0231-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2009] [Accepted: 08/05/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hair cells, the mechanosensitive receptor cells of the inner ear, are critical for our senses of hearing and balance. The small number of these receptor cells in the inner ear has impeded the identification and characterization of proteins important for hair cell function. The binding specificity of monoclonal antibodies provides a means for identifying hair cell-specific proteins and isolating them for further study. We have generated a monoclonal antibody, termed hair cell soma-1 (HCS-1), which specifically immunolabels hair cells in at least five vertebrate classes, including sharks and rays, bony fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. We used HCS-1 to immunoprecipitate the cognate antigen and identified it as otoferlin, a member of the ferlin protein family. Mutations in otoferlin underlie DFNB9, a recessive, nonsyndromic form of prelingual deafness characterized as an auditory neuropathy. Using immunocytochemistry, we find that otoferlin is associated with the entire basolateral membrane of the hair cells and with vesicular structures distributed throughout most of the hair cell cytoplasm. Biochemical assays indicate that otoferlin is tightly associated with membranes, as it is not solubilized by alterations in calcium or salt concentrations. HCS-1 immunolabeling does not co-localize with ribeye, a constituent of synaptic ribbons, suggesting that otoferlin may, in addition to its proposed function in synaptic vesicle release, play additional roles in hair cells.
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- Richard J Goodyear
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK.
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Homma K, Miller KK, Anderson CT, Sengupta S, Du GG, Aguiñaga S, Cheatham M, Dallos P, Zheng J. Interaction between CFTR and prestin (SLC26A5). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1798:1029-40. [PMID: 20138822 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2009] [Revised: 01/30/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a cAMP-activated chloride channel that is present in a variety of epithelial cell types, and usually expressed in the luminal membrane. In contrast, prestin (SLC26A5) is a voltage-dependent motor protein, which is present in the basolateral membrane of cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs), and plays an important role in the frequency selectivity and sensitivity of mammalian hearing. By using in situ hybridization and immunofluorescence, we found that both mRNA and protein of CFTR are present in OHCs, and that CFTR localizes in both the apical and the lateral membranes. CFTR was not detected in the lateral membrane of inner hair cells (IHCs) or in that of OHCs derived from prestin-knockout mice, i.e., in instances where prestin is not expressed. These results suggest that prestin may interact physically with CFTR in the lateral membrane of OHCs. Immunoprecipitation experiments confirmed a prestin-CFTR interaction. Because chloride is important for prestin function and for the efferent-mediated inhibition of cochlear output, the prestin-directed localization of CFTR to the lateral membrane of OHCs has a potential physiological significance. Aside from its role as a chloride channel, CFTR is known as a regulator of multiple protein functions, including those of the solute carrier family 26 (SLC26). Because prestin is in the SLC26 family, several members of which interact with CFTR, we explored the potential modulatory relationship associated with a direct, physical interaction between prestin and CFTR. Electrophysiological experiments demonstrated that cAMP-activated CFTR is capable of enhancing voltage-dependent charge displacement, a signature of OHC motility, whereas prestin does not affect the chloride conductance of CFTR.
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- Kazuaki Homma
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The Hugh Knowles Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Gross J, Stute K, Moller R, Fuchs J, Amarjargal N, Pohl EE, Angerstein M, Smorodchenko A, Mazurek B. Expression of prestin and Gata-3,-2,-1 mRNA in the rat organ of Corti during the postnatal period and in culture. Hear Res 2009; 261:9-21. [PMID: 20006695 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2009.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Revised: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Based on observations that mutations of GATA-3 are responsible for the HDR-syndrome (hypoparathyroidism, deafness, renal defects) and that GATA-transcription factors have an important role to play in inner ear development, we hypothesized that these transcription factors may be involved in regulatory changes of prestin transcription. To prove this, we examined in parallel the expression of mRNA of prestin and Gata-3,-2 and Gata-1 in the organ of Corti during early postnatal development of rats and in organotypic cultures. Remarkable relations are observed between prestin and Gata-3,-2 expression in organ of Corti preparations in vivo and in vitro: (i) Gata-3,-2 expression display similar apical-basal gradients as prestin mRNA levels. (ii) The prestin expression increases between postnatal day two and postnatal day eight by a factor of about four in the apical and middle segments and by a factor of two in the basal part. Highly significant Pearson correlation coefficients were observed between Gata-3,-2 mRNA and prestin levels when the data were evaluated by regression analyses. (iii) Parallel changes of prestin mRNA and Gata-3,-2 mRNA levels were observed in response to thyroid hormone and to gemfibrozil application. These observations suggest a regulatory role played by the Gata-3,-2 transcription factors in prestin expression.
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- Johann Gross
- Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Cell- and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Germany.
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Sengupta S, George M, Miller KK, Naik K, Chou J, Cheatham MA, Dallos P, Naramura M, Band H, Zheng J. EHD4 and CDH23 are interacting partners in cochlear hair cells. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:20121-9. [PMID: 19487694 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.025668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cadherin 23 (CDH23), a transmembrane protein localized near the tips of hair cell stereocilia in the mammalian inner ear, is important for delivering mechanical signals to the mechano-electric transducer channels. To identify CDH23-interacting proteins, a membrane-based yeast two-hybrid screen of an outer hair cell (OHC) cDNA library was performed. EHD4, a member of the C-terminal EH domain containing a protein family involved in endocytic recycling, was identified as a potential interactor. To confirm the interaction, we first demonstrated the EHD4 mRNA expression in hair cells using in situ hybridization. Next, we showed that EHD4 co-localizes and co-immunoprecipitates with CDH23 in mammalian cells. Interestingly, the co-immunoprecipitation was found to be calcium-sensitive. To investigate the role of EHD4 in hearing, compound action potentials were measured in EHD4 knock-out (KO) mice. Although EHD4 KO mice have normal hearing sensitivity, analysis of mouse cochlear lysates revealed a 2-fold increase in EHD1, but no increase in EHD2 or EHD3, in EHD4 KO cochleae compared with wild type, suggesting that a compensatory increase in EHD1 levels may account for the absence of a hearing defect in EHD4 KO mice. Taken together, these data indicate that EHD4 is a novel CDH23-interacting protein that could regulate CDH23 trafficking/localization in a calcium-sensitive manner.
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- Soma Sengupta
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Hugh Knowles Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Romanos J, Kimura L, Fávero ML, Izarra FAR, de Mello Auricchio MTB, Batissoco AC, Lezirovitz K, Abreu-Silva RS, Mingroni-Netto RC. Novel OTOF mutations in Brazilian patients with auditory neuropathy. J Hum Genet 2009; 54:382-5. [DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2009.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hiel H. In situ hybridization approach to study mRNA expression and distribution in cochlear frozen sections. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 493:31-46. [PMID: 18839340 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-523-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In situ hybridization is well suited to obtaining specific topological information on gene transcripts and thereby to relating such observations to a particular function. In spite of the technical and practical difficulties, the application of molecular biological techniques such as in situ hybridization to the cochlea can provide important insights. However, the rarity of gene products (mRNA and proteins) in the cochlea and its fragile structure require the refinement and adaptation of in situ hybridization methods. The present chapter provides a detailed in situ hybridization protocol adapted to frozen tissue sections collected from adult and neonatal stages of the vertebrate cochlea.
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- Hakim Hiel
- Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Holt JR, Stauffer EA, Abraham D, Géléoc GSG. Dominant-negative inhibition of M-like potassium conductances in hair cells of the mouse inner ear. J Neurosci 2007; 27:8940-51. [PMID: 17699675 PMCID: PMC2647843 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2085-07.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Sensory hair cells of the inner ear express multiple physiologically defined conductances, including mechanotransduction, Ca(2+), Na(+), and several distinct K(+) conductances, all of which are critical for normal hearing and balance function. Yet, the molecular underpinnings and their specific contributions to sensory signaling in the inner ear remain obscure. We sought to identify hair-cell conductances mediated by KCNQ4, which, when mutated, causes the dominant progressive hearing loss DFNA2. We used the dominant-negative pore mutation G285S and packaged the coding sequence of KCNQ4 into adenoviral vectors. We transfected auditory and vestibular hair cells of organotypic cultures generated from the postnatal mouse inner ear. Cochlear outer hair cells and vestibular type I cells that expressed the transfection marker, green fluorescent protein, and the dominant-negative KCNQ4 construct lacked the M-like conductances that typify nontransfected control hair cells. As such, we conclude that the M-like conductances in mouse auditory and vestibular hair cells can include KCNQ4 subunits and may also include KCNQ4 coassembly partners. To examine the function of M-like conductances in hair cells, we recorded from cells transfected with mutant KCNQ4 and injected transduction current waveforms in current-clamp mode. Because the M-like conductances were active at rest, they contributed to the very low potassium-selective input resistance, which in turn hyperpolarized the resting potential and significantly attenuated the amplitude of the receptor potential. Modulation of M-like conductances may allow hair cells the ability to control the amplitude of their response to sensory stimuli.
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- Jeffrey R Holt
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
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Mazurek B, Haupt H, Amarjargal N, Yarin YM, Machulik A, Gross J. Up-regulation of prestin mRNA expression in the organs of Corti of guinea pigs and rats following unilateral impulse noise exposure. Hear Res 2007; 231:73-83. [PMID: 17592749 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2007.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2006] [Revised: 05/15/2007] [Accepted: 05/15/2007] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Prestin is the motor protein of the outer hair cells (OHCs) and is required for both their electromotility and for cochlear amplification. We investigated the prestin mRNA expression in guinea pigs and rats in relation to the degree of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) induced by unilateral impulse noise exposure (167dB peak SPL) for 2.5-5 min. Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) and auditory brainstem responses were recorded before and one week post exposure. Prestin mRNA was examined by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Either the whole organs of Corti or the apical, middle and basal parts were examined separately. The specimens were pooled and grouped according to the degree of NIHL measured in the exposed ears. In rats, the number of hair cells was counted. A clear base-to-apex gradient in the prestin mRNA expression was found to exist in guinea pig and rat controls. In both species, there was an increase in the number of prestin RNA transcripts at a mean NIHL of about 15-25 dB indicating an up-regulation in the remaining intact cells. In rats, this degree of NIHL corresponded to an OHC loss of about 40%. Interestingly, the contralateral ears also revealed an up-regulation of prestin mRNA accompanied by significant DPOAE improvements.
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- Birgit Mazurek
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Molecular Biological Research Laboratory, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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Donadieu E, Hamdi W, Deveze A, Lucciano M, Lavieille JP, Magnan J, Riva C. Improved cryosections and specific immunohistochemical methods for detecting hypoxia in mouse and rat cochleae. Acta Histochem 2007; 109:177-84. [PMID: 17349680 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2006] [Revised: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 01/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to develop an improved cryoembedding method for analysis of mice and rat cochleae, which permits high-quality cryosections and preserves overall structure and cellular resolution as shown by hematoxylin/eosin staining. The preservation of morphology and antigenicity is mandatory to achieve optimal results. A total of 20 male cd/1 mice and 14 male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in experiments for optimization of preservation, fixative, decalcification, embedding and cryosectioning of cochleae from adult and aged rodents. In addition, a novel immunohistochemical procedure (using Hydroxyprobe-1 kit) was developed for detecting regions of hypoxia in mice and rat cochlea. This method employs a primary fluorescent-conjugated monoclonal antibody directed against pimonidazole protein adducts that are created in hypoxic tissues. Subsequent studies of hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) by immunofluorescence in the cochlea of these animals were performed in order to confirm that immunochemical detection of pimonidazole protein is representative of a hypoxic environment. We conclude that the present method results in high-quality cryosections of cochlear tissues presenting good anatomical and histological preservation. Furthermore, our optimized procedures provide novel tools for the investigation of neuro-sensory-epithelium in physio-pathological situations associated with hypoxia and/or ischemia, such as inner ear development, plasticity, regeneration and senescence.
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- Emilie Donadieu
- Laboratoire d'Otologie Neuro-otologie et Micro-Endoscopie, IFR Jean Roche, Faculté de Médecine Nord, Université de la Méditerranée, Bd Pierre Dramard, 13916 Marseille cedex 20, France
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Schug N, Braig C, Zimmermann U, Engel J, Winter H, Ruth P, Blin N, Pfister M, Kalbacher H, Knipper M. Differential expression of otoferlin in brain, vestibular system, immature and mature cochlea of the rat. Eur J Neurosci 2007; 24:3372-80. [PMID: 17229086 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mutations of the human otoferlin gene lead to an autosomal recessive nonsyndromic form of prelingual, sensorineural deafness (deafness autosomal recessive 9, DFNB9). Several studies have demonstrated expression of otoferlin in the inner ear and brain, and suggested a role of otoferlin in Ca(2+)-triggered exocytosis. So far, otoferlin expression profiles were solely based on the detection of mRNA. Here, we analysed the expression of otoferlin protein and mRNA using immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and RT-PCR in neonatal and mature Wistar rat tissue. In agreement with previous studies, otoferlin expression was found in the brain and in inner and vestibular hair cells. Otoferlin mRNA and protein was, however, also detected in mature outer hair cells of low-frequency processing cochlear turns and in auditory nerve fibres. In outer, inner and vestibular hair cells, otoferlin was subcellularly localized at a considerable distance from the presumed active release sites. Double-staining with the synaptic ribbon marker, C-terminal binding protein 2 (CtBP2), or the presynaptic Ca(2+)-channel, Ca(v)1.3, both assumed to mark the sites of vesicle fusion and transmitter release, did not colocalize with otoferlin expression and thus do not necessarily support a selected role of otoferlin in Ca(2+)-triggered exocytosis. The widespread distribution of otoferlin in neurons, nerve fibres and hair cells, and its subcellular distribution extending beyond the regions of synaptic vesicle fusion, i.e. coenrichment with the cytosolic Golgi matrix protein 130 (GM130) in inner hair cells or the early endosomal autoantigen 1 (EEA1) in outer hair cells support instead the idea of a more ubiquitous role of otoferlin in early/recycling endosome trans-Golgi network dynamics.
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- Nicola Schug
- University of Tübingen, Institute of Human Genetics, Wilhelmstr. 27, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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Rocha-Sanchez SMS, Morris KA, Kachar B, Nichols D, Fritzsch B, Beisel KW. Developmental expression of Kcnq4 in vestibular neurons and neurosensory epithelia. Brain Res 2007; 1139:117-25. [PMID: 17292869 PMCID: PMC1858668 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.12.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2006] [Revised: 12/19/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sensory signal transduction of the inner ear afferent neurons and hair cells (HCs) requires numerous ionic conductances. The KCNQ4 voltage-gated M-type potassium channel is thought to set the resting membrane potential in cochlear HCs. Here we describe the spatiotemporal expression patterns of Kcnq4 and the associated alternative splice forms in the HCs of vestibular labyrinth. Whole mount immunodetection, qualitative and quantitative RT-PCR were performed to characterize the expression patterns of Kcnq4 transcripts and proteins. A topographical expression and upregulation of Kcnq4 during development was observed and indicated that Kcnq4 is not restricted to either a specific vestibular structure or cell type, but is present in afferent calyxes, vestibular ganglion neurons, and both type I and type II HCs. Of the four alternative splice variants, Kcnq4_v1 transcripts were the predominant form in the HCs, while Kcnq4_v3 was the major variant in the vestibular neurons. Differential quantitative expression of Kcnq4_v1 and Kcnq4_v3 were respectively detected in the striolar and extra-striolar regions of the utricle and saccule. Analysis of gerbils and rats yielded results similar to those obtained in mice, suggesting that the spatiotemporal expression pattern of Kcnq4 in the vestibular system is conserved among rodents. Analyses of vestibular HCs of Bdnf conditional mutant mice, which are devoid of any innervation, demonstrate that regulation of Kcnq4 expression in vestibular HCs is independent of innervation.
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MESH Headings
- Alternative Splicing
- Animals
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Hair Cells, Vestibular/cytology
- Hair Cells, Vestibular/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- KCNQ Potassium Channels/genetics
- KCNQ Potassium Channels/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Neurons, Afferent/cytology
- Neurons, Afferent/metabolism
- Orientation/physiology
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Tissue Distribution
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/cytology
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/growth & development
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/innervation
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/metabolism
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- Sonia M S Rocha-Sanchez
- Department of Oral Biology, Creighton University School of Dentistry, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
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Pauley S, Lai E, Fritzsch B. Foxg1 is required for morphogenesis and histogenesis of the mammalian inner ear. Dev Dyn 2006; 235:2470-82. [PMID: 16691564 PMCID: PMC3901532 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The forkhead genes are involved in patterning, morphogenesis, cell fate determination, and proliferation. Several Fox genes (Foxi1, Foxg1) are expressed in the developing otocyst of both zebrafish and mammals. We show that Foxg1 is expressed in most cell types of the inner ear of the adult mouse and that Foxg1 mutants have both morphological and histological defects in the inner ear. These mice have a shortened cochlea with multiple rows of hair cells and supporting cells. Additionally, they demonstrate striking abnormalities in cochlear and vestibular innervation, including loss of all crista neurons and numerous fibers that overshoot the organ of Corti. Closer examination shows that some anterior crista fibers exist in late embryos. Tracing these fibers shows that they do not project to the brain but, instead, to the cochlea. Finally, these mice completely lack a horizontal crista, although a horizontal canal forms but comes off the anterior ampulla. Anterior and posterior cristae, ampullae, and canals are reduced to varying degrees, particularly in combination with Fgf10 heterozygosity. Compounding Fgf10 heterozygotic effects suggest an additive effect of Fgf10 on Foxg1, possibly mediated through bone morphogenetic protein regulation. We show that sensory epithelia formation and canal development are linked in the anterior and posterior canal systems. Much of the Foxg1 phenotype can be explained by the participation of the protein binding domain in the delta/notch/hes signaling pathway. Additional Foxg1 effects may be mediated by the forkhead DNA binding domain.
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- Sarah Pauley
- Creighton University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Creighton University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Omaha, Nebraska
- Correspondence to: Bernd Fritzsch, Ph.D., Creighton University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Omaha, NE 68178.
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Weston MD, Pierce ML, Rocha-Sanchez S, Beisel KW, Soukup GA. MicroRNA gene expression in the mouse inner ear. Brain Res 2006; 1111:95-104. [PMID: 16904081 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2006] [Revised: 06/30/2006] [Accepted: 07/01/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that function through the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway and post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression in eukaryotic organisms. While miRNAs are known to affect cellular proliferation, differentiation, and morphological development, neither their expression nor roles in mammalian inner ear development have been characterized. We have investigated the extent of miRNA expression at various time points throughout maturation of the postnatal mouse inner ear by microarray analysis. Approximately one third of known miRNAs are detected in the inner ear, and their expression persists to adulthood. Expression of such miRNAs is validated by quantitative PCR and northern blot analysis. Further analysis by in situ hybridization demonstrates that certain miRNAs exhibit cell-specific expression patterns in the mouse inner ear. Notably, we demonstrate that miRNAs previously associated with mechanosensory cells in zebrafish are also expressed in hair cells of the auditory and vestibular endorgans. Our results demonstrate that miRNA expression is abundant in the mammalian inner ear and that certain miRNAs are evolutionarily associated with mechanosensory cell development and/or function. The data suggest that miRNAs contribute substantially to genetic programs intrinsic to development and function of the mammalian inner ear and that specific miRNAs might influence formation of sensory epithelia from the primitive otic neuroepithelium.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Ear, Inner/cytology
- Ear, Inner/growth & development
- Ear, Inner/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/genetics
- Hair Cells, Auditory/cytology
- Hair Cells, Auditory/growth & development
- Hair Cells, Auditory/metabolism
- Labyrinth Supporting Cells/cytology
- Labyrinth Supporting Cells/metabolism
- Mice
- MicroRNAs/analysis
- MicroRNAs/genetics
- MicroRNAs/metabolism
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/biosynthesis
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Organ of Corti/cytology
- Organ of Corti/growth & development
- Organ of Corti/metabolism
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/cytology
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/growth & development
- Vestibule, Labyrinth/metabolism
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- Michael D Weston
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska, NE 68178, USA
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Beisel KW, Rocha-Sanchez SM, Ziegenbein SJ, Morris KA, Kai C, Kawai J, Carninci P, Hayashizaki Y, Davis RL. Diversity of Ca2+-activated K+ channel transcripts in inner ear hair cells. Gene 2006; 386:11-23. [PMID: 17097837 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Revised: 07/13/2006] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hair cells express a complement of ion channels, representing shared and distinct channels that confer distinct electrophysiological signatures for each cell. This diversity is generated by the use of alternative splicing in the alpha subunit, formation of heterotetrameric channels, and combinatorial association with beta subunits. These channels are thought to play a role in the tonotopic gradient observed in the mammalian cochlea. Mouse Kcnma1 transcripts, 5' and 3' ESTs, and genomic sequences were examined for the utilization of alternative splicing in the mouse transcriptome. Comparative genomic analyses investigated the conservation of KCNMA1 splice sites. Genomes of mouse, rat, human, opossum, chicken, frog and zebrafish established that the exon-intron structure and mechanism of KCNMA1 alternative splicing were highly conserved with 6-7 splice sites being utilized. The murine Kcnma1 utilized 6 out of 7 potential splice sites. RT-PCR experiments using murine gene-specific oligonucleotide primers analyzed the scope and variety of Kcnma1 and Kcnmb1-4 expression profiles in the cochlea and inner ear hair cells. In the cochlea splice variants were present representing sites 3, 4, 6, and 7, while site 1 was insertionless and site 2 utilized only exon 10. However, site 5 was not present. Detection of KCNMA1 transcripts and protein exhibited a quantitative longitudinal gradient with a reciprocal gradient found between inner and outer hair cells. Differential expression was also observed in the usage of the long form of the carboxy-terminus tail. These results suggest that a diversity of splice variants exist in rodent cochlear hair cells and this diversity is similar to that observed for non-mammalian vertebrate hair cells, such as chicken and turtle.
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- Kirk W Beisel
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA
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Kim YK, Kim YS, Yoo KJ, Lee HJ, Lee DR, Yeo CY, Baek KH. The expression of Usp42 during embryogenesis and spermatogenesis in mouse. Gene Expr Patterns 2006; 7:143-8. [PMID: 16904385 DOI: 10.1016/j.modgep.2006.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2006] [Revised: 06/05/2006] [Accepted: 06/23/2006] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mouse Usp42, a novel ubiquitin specific protease gene, was isolated from mouse embryonic stem cells. It consists of 1,324 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 146kDa and contains the conserved Cys, Asp (I), His and Asn/Asp (II) domains defined as one of characteristics for deubiquitinating enzymes. RT-PCR analysis showed that the Usp42 transcript is expressed in NIH3T3 cells, B- and T-lymphocytes, and L1210 cells. Northern blot analysis revealed that Usp42 is expressed mainly in brain, lung, thymus and testis, and at mouse E10.5 the most during embryonic development. Usp42 expression rises from 2 weeks after birth to round-spermatid stage and decreases from condensing-spermatid stage during spermatogenesis. Deubiquitinating enzyme assays demonstrated that Usp42 can cleave ubiquitin from ubiquitinated substrates in vitro and in vivo. Taken all together, it is suggested that Usp42 is one of typical deubiquitinating enzymes, which may play an important role in mouse embryogenesis and spermatogenesis.
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- Yu-Kyung Kim
- Cell and Gene Therapy Research Institute, Graduate School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Pochon CHA University, CHA General Hospital, Seoul 135-081, Republic of Korea
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He DZZ, Zheng J, Kalinec F, Kakehata S, Santos-Sacchi J. Tuning in to the amazing outer hair cell: membrane wizardry with a twist and shout. J Membr Biol 2006; 209:119-34. [PMID: 16773497 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-005-0833-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- D Z Z He
- Hair Cell Biophysics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Gross J, Machulik A, Amarjargal N, Fuchs J, Mazurek B. Expression of prestin mRNA in the organotypic culture of rat cochlea. Hear Res 2006; 204:183-90. [PMID: 15925203 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2005.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2004] [Accepted: 02/04/2005] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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To quantitate in absolute terms the prestin mRNA levels in the explant culture of rat cochlea, we used competitive RT-PCR with a synthetic internal cRNA standard. Prestin gene expression was found at levels of 100 fg specific mRNA/microg total RNA on postnatal day 3, which corresponds to about 300 copies per outer hair cell (OHC) and is indicative of an intermediate level of expression. Two days of culturing resulted in an increase of prestin mRNA levels and in the formation of an apical-basal gradient (p<0.001). To elucidate the variations the prestin mRNA levels undergo as a result of damage to the organ of Corti, we exposed the explant cultures to ischemia and hypoxia. While total RNA was observed to remain unchanged, the numbers of OHCs and the prestin mRNA levels were found to decrease by about 20% and 35%, respectively, compared to normoxia. In conclusion, we showed that the prestin mRNA levels during in vitro development increase and form an apical-basal gradient within 2 days in culture, similar to the postnatal in vivo development. Hypoxia and ischemia result in a decrease of the prestin mRNA level in parallel with OHC loss. The prestin mRNA level can therefore be used as marker of damage to or loss of OHCs.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Anion Transport Proteins
- Biomarkers
- Cochlea/blood supply
- Cochlea/growth & development
- Cochlea/metabolism
- Cochlea/pathology
- Gene Expression
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/blood supply
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/growth & development
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/metabolism
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/pathology
- Hypoxia/pathology
- Hypoxia/physiopathology
- Ischemia/pathology
- Ischemia/physiopathology
- Organ Culture Techniques
- Organ of Corti/blood supply
- Organ of Corti/growth & development
- Organ of Corti/metabolism
- Organ of Corti/pathology
- Proteins/analysis
- Proteins/genetics
- Proteins/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sulfate Transporters
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- Johann Gross
- Molecular Biological Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Humboldt University, Charité Hospital, Spandauer Damm 130, 14050 Berlin, Germany.
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Beisel KW, Rocha-Sanchez SM, Morris KA, Nie L, Feng F, Kachar B, Yamoah EN, Fritzsch B. Differential expression of KCNQ4 in inner hair cells and sensory neurons is the basis of progressive high-frequency hearing loss. J Neurosci 2005; 25:9285-93. [PMID: 16207888 PMCID: PMC6725753 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2110-05.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Human KCNQ4 mutations known as DFNA2 cause non-syndromic, autosomal-dominant, progressive high-frequency hearing loss in which the cellular and molecular basis is unclear. We provide immunofluorescence data showing that Kcnq4 expression in the adult cochlea has both longitudinal (base to apex) and radial (inner to outer hair cells) gradients. The most intense labeling is in outer hair cells at the apex and in inner hair cells as well as spiral ganglion neurons at the base. Spatiotemporal expression studies show increasing intensity of KCNQ4 protein labeling from postnatal day 21 (P21) to P120 mice that is most apparent in inner hair cells of the middle turn. We have identified four alternative splice variants of Kcnq4 in mice. The alternative use of exons 9-11 produces three transcript variants (v1-v3), whereas the fourth variant (v4) skips all three exons; all variants have the same amino acid sequence at the C termini. Both reverse transcription-PCR and quantitative PCR analyses demonstrate that these variants have differential expression patterns along the length of the mouse organ of Corti and spiral ganglion neurons. Our expression data suggest that the primary defect leading to high-frequency loss in DFNA2 patients may be attributable to high levels of the dysfunctional Kcnq4_v3 variant in the spiral ganglion and inner hair cells in the basal hook region. Progressive hearing loss associated with aging may result from an increasing mutational load expansion toward the apex in inner hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Blotting, Northern/methods
- Cochlea/cytology
- Exons
- Ganglia, Spinal/cytology
- Gene Expression/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/physiology
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner/metabolism
- Hearing Loss, High-Frequency/genetics
- Hearing Loss, High-Frequency/metabolism
- KCNQ Potassium Channels/genetics
- KCNQ Potassium Channels/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Neurons, Afferent/metabolism
- RNA Splicing/genetics
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Affiliation(s)
- Kirk W Beisel
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA.
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Brumwell CL, Hossain WA, Morest DK, Wolf B. Biotinidase reveals the morphogenetic sequence in cochlea and cochlear nucleus of mice. Hear Res 2005; 209:104-21. [PMID: 16107307 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2005.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2005] [Accepted: 06/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hearing loss affects children with biotinidase deficiency, an inherited metabolic disorder in the recycling of biotin. The deficit appears shortly after birth during development of the auditory system. Using a mouse model, we sought to discover where and when biotinidase is expressed in the normal development of the cochlea and cochlear nucleus. In the process, we reconstructed the normal morphogenetic sequences of the constituent cells. Immunolabeling for biotinidase was localized to neurons and other cells of the adult and immature mouse, including the embryonic precursors of these regions dating from the stage of the otocyst. Its distribution was compared to the particular morphological changes occurring at each developmental stage. Biotinidase was localized in cells and their processes at the critical stages in their proliferation, migration, structural differentiation, and innervation, covering the entire span of their development. The prevalence of immunostaining peaked in the adult animal, including hair cells and ganglion cells of the cochlea and neurons of the cochlear nucleus. The findings suggest that biotinidase plays a role in the normal development of the auditory system. Besides the pattern of localization of biotinidase, this study provides the first systematic account of each developmental stage in a mammalian auditory system.
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- Craig L Brumwell
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, 06030-3401, USA
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Sugawara M, Corfas G, Liberman MC. Influence of supporting cells on neuronal degeneration after hair cell loss. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2005; 6:136-47. [PMID: 15952050 PMCID: PMC2538335 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-004-5050-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2004] [Accepted: 12/15/2004] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In sensorineural hearing loss, hair cell loss is often followed by loss of cochlear nerve fibers, which can continue for years after the insult. The degree and time course of neuronal loss varies, but the reasons for this variation are unclear. The present study addresses this issue with a quantitative analysis of hair cell, supporting cell, and neuronal survival in animals with long-term survival of up to 5.5 years from two types of drug-induced hair cell loss: aminoglycoside antibiotics and platinum-containing chemotherapeutics. To complement the analysis of the effects of organ of Corti damage on neuronal survival, cases of primary neuronal degeneration, via auditory nerve section, are also assessed. Analysis shows that (1) long-term neuronal survival is enhanced when supporting cells in the inner hair cell (IHC) area remain intact; (2) after hair cell loss, the time course of neuronal loss is slower in the apex than in the base; (3) primary loss of cochlear nerve fibers does not lead to secondary degeneration of sensory cells or supporting cells in the organ of Corti; and (4) after auditory nerve section, there can be a massive reinnervation of the IHC region, especially in the apex. Results are consistent with the idea that supporting cells participate in the regulation of neuronal survival and neuronal sprouting in the organ of Corti.
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- Mitsuru Sugawara
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114 USA
- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114 USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Neuroscience, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115 USA
- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114 USA
- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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Morris KA, Snir E, Pompeia C, Koroleva IV, Kachar B, Hayashizaki Y, Carninci P, Soares MB, Beisel KW. Differential expression of genes within the cochlea as defined by a custom mouse inner ear microarray. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2005; 6:75-89. [PMID: 15735932 PMCID: PMC2504641 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-004-5046-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2004] [Accepted: 11/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Microarray analyses have contributed greatly to the rapid understanding of functional genomics through the identification of gene networks as well as gene discovery. To facilitate functional genomics of the inner ear, we have developed a mouse inner-ear-pertinent custom microarray chip (CMA-IE1). Nonredundant cDNA clones were obtained from two cDNA library resources: the RIKEN subtracted inner ear set and the NIH organ of Corti library. At least 2000 cDNAs unique to the inner ear were present on the chip. Comparisons were performed to examine the relative expression levels of these unique cDNAs within the organ of Corti, lateral wall, and spiral ganglion. Total RNA samples were obtained from the three cochlear-dissected fractions from adult CF-1 mice. The total RNA was linearly amplified, and a dendrimer-based system was utilized to enhance the hybridization signal. Differentially expressed genes were verified by comparison to known gene expression patterns in the cochlea or by correlation with genes and gene families deduced to be present in the three tissue types. Approximately 22-25% of the genes on the array had significant levels of expression. A number of differentially expressed genes were detected in each tissue fraction. These included genes with known functional roles, hypothetical genes, and various unknown or uncharacterized genes. Four of the differentially expressed genes found in the organ of Corti are linked to deafness loci. None of these are hypothetical or unknown genes.
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- Ken A. Morris
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178 USA
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- Pediatrics-Genetics, Iowa University, Iowa, IA 52242 USA
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- Section on Structural Cell Biology, NIDCD/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Section on Structural Cell Biology, NIDCD/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Laboratory for Genome Exploration Research Group, RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Laboratory for Genome Exploration Research Group, RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178 USA
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Cheatham MA, Huynh KH, Gao J, Zuo J, Dallos P. Cochlear function in Prestin knockout mice. J Physiol 2004; 560:821-30. [PMID: 15319415 PMCID: PMC1665294 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.069559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2004] [Accepted: 08/16/2004] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Gross-potential recordings in mice lacking the Prestin gene indicate that compound action potential (CAP) thresholds are shifted by approximately 45 dB at 5 kHz and by approximately 60 dB at 33 kHz. However, in order to conclude that outer hair cell (OHC) electromotility is associated with the cochlear amplifier, frequency selectivity must be evaluated and the integrity of the OHC's forward transducer ascertained. The present report demonstrates no frequency selectivity in CAP tuning curves recorded in homozygotes. In addition, CAP input-output functions indicate that responses in knockout mice approach those in controls at high levels where the amplifier has little influence. Although the cochlear microphonic in knockout mice remains approximately 12 dB below that in wild-type mice even at the highest levels, this deficit is thought to reflect hair cell losses in mice lacking prestin. A change in OHC forward transduction is not implied because knockout mice display non-linear responses similar to those in controls. For example, homozygotes exhibit a bipolar summating potential (SP) with positive responses at high frequencies; negative responses at low frequencies. Measurement of intermodulation distortion also shows that the cubic difference tone, 2f(1)-f(2), is approximately 20 dB down from the primaries in both homozygotes and their controls. Because OHCs are the sole generators of the negative SP and because 2f(1)-f(2) is also thought to originate in OHC transduction, these data support the idea that forward transduction is not degraded in OHCs lacking prestin. Finally, application of AM1-43, which initially enters hair cells through their transducer channels, produces fluorescence in wild-type and knockout mice indicating transducer channel activity in both inner and outer hair cells.
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- M A Cheatham
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, 2-240 Frances Searle Building, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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Wu X, Gao J, Guo Y, Zuo J. Hearing threshold elevation precedes hair-cell loss in prestin knockout mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 126:30-7. [PMID: 15207913 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/21/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Our previous characterization of prestin knockout (-/-) mice demonstrated that prestin is required for the eletromotility of outer hair cells (OHCs) and for the cochlear amplifier. Because hair-cell loss was observed in the basal 25% of cochleae in adult prestin-/- mice, it remained unclear how hair-cell loss progressed, whether hearing thresholds were elevated, and whether OHCs had normal ultra-structure in young prestin-/- mice. We report here that in prestin-/- mice, no significant hair-cell loss occurred before postnatal day 28 (P28); apoptosis of hair cells began at P28; and the loss of inner hair cells lagged behind that of OHCs. The prestin-/- mice had hearing thresholds that were significantly elevated (by approximately 25 dB) as early as P14; their thresholds at high frequencies were significantly elevated (by approximately 50 dB) at P21. The prestin heterozygous (+/-) mice displayed a significant threshold elevation (approximately 3.5 dB) at P21. In addition, transmission electronic microscopy shown that no obvious abnormality occurs in the sterocilla, lateral wall, tight junction and synapses of the outer hair cells. Our results demonstrate that the absence of prestin, not hair-cell loss, is the primary cause of high-frequency hearing threshold elevation in prestin-/- and +/- mice.
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MESH Headings
- Aging/physiology
- Animals
- Apoptosis/physiology
- Auditory Threshold
- Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner/cytology
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner/metabolism
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/metabolism
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer/ultrastructure
- Hearing Loss, High-Frequency/pathology
- In Situ Nick-End Labeling
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Molecular Motor Proteins
- Proteins/genetics
- Proteins/metabolism
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- Xudong Wu
- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Adler HJ, Belyantseva IA, Merritt RC, Frolenkov GI, Dougherty GW, Kachar B. Expression of prestin, a membrane motor protein, in the mammalian auditory and vestibular periphery. Hear Res 2004; 184:27-40. [PMID: 14553901 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(03)00192-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hair cells are specialized mechanoreceptors common to auditory and vestibular sensory organs of mammalian and non-mammalian species. Different hair cells are believed to share common features related to their mechanosensory function. It has been shown that hair cells possess various forms of motile properties that enhance their receptor function. Membrane-based electromotility is a form of hair cell motility observed in isolated outer hair cells (OHCs) of the cochlea. A novel membrane protein, prestin, recently cloned from gerbil and rat tissues, is presumably responsible for electromotility. We cloned prestin from mouse organ of Corti and confirmed strong homology of this protein among different rodent species. We explored whether or not prestin is present in hair cells of the vestibular system. Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, we demonstrated that prestin is expressed in mouse and rat auditory and vestibular organs, but not in chicken auditory periphery. In situ hybridization and immunolocalization studies confirmed the presence of prestin in OHCs as well as in vestibular hair cells (VHCs) of rodent saccule, utricle and crista ampullaris. However, in the VHCs, staining of varying intensity with anti-prestin antibodies was observed in the cytoplasm, but not in the lateral plasma membrane or in the stereociliary membrane. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings showed that VHCs do not possess the voltage-dependent capacitance associated with membrane-based electromotility. We conclude that although prestin is expressed in VHCs, it is unlikely that it supports the form of somatic motility observed in OHCs.
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- Henry J Adler
- Section on Structural Cell Biology, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 50, Room 4249, Bethesda, MD 20892-8027, USA.
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Matsuda K, Zheng J, Du GG, Klöcker N, Madison LD, Dallos P. N-linked glycosylation sites of the motor protein prestin: effects on membrane targeting and electrophysiological function. J Neurochem 2004; 89:928-38. [PMID: 15140192 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02377.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Prestin is a motor protein of outer hair cells (OHC) that plays a crucial role in mammalian hearing. Prestin is a putative N-glycoprotein with three potential N-linked glycosylation sites. It is not known whether glycosylation affects the function and activity of prestin. Therefore, the effects of N-glycosylation were investigated by producing single-point (N163Q and N166Q) or double-point mutations (NN163/166QQ and NN163/166AA) at putative N-glycosylation sites. Further, treatment with tunicamycin or glycopeptidase-F was used to determine the consequences of removing N-linked glycosylation in wild-type prestin. We determined the effects of these manipulations on prestin's cell surface expression, molecular mass, glycosylation pattern, and electrophysiological properties in different cell-types. Data indicate that prestin is a glycoprotein with N-linked glycosylation sites at N163 and N166. N163 and N166 may have differential programs for synthesis and trimming of the glycans. The N166 site appears to have greater extent of glycosylation than its companion. N-linked glycosylation is not required for plasma membrane targeting of prestin. Both glycosylated and deglycosylated prestin demonstrate non-linear capacitance, a signature of prestin's motor function. Compared to glycosylated prestin, the fully de-glycosylated protein has altered electrophysiological function, with a change in membrane potential at most effective charge transfer to more depolarized values. These data suggest that glycosylation of prestin may quantitatively affect OHC electromotility.
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- Keiji Matsuda
- Auditory Physiology Laboratory, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Beisel KW, Shiraki T, Morris KA, Pompeia C, Kachar B, Arakawa T, Bono H, Kawai J, Hayashizaki Y, Carninci P. Identification of unique transcripts from a mouse full-length, subtracted inner ear cDNA library. Genomics 2004; 83:1012-23. [PMID: 15177555 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2004.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2003] [Revised: 12/15/2003] [Accepted: 01/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A small-scale full-length library construction approach was developed to facilitate production of a mouse full-length cDNA encyclopedia representing approximately 250 enriched, normalized, and/or subtracted cDNA libraries. One library produced using this approach was a subtracted adult mouse inner ear cDNA library (sIEa). The average size of the inserts was approximately 2.5 kb, with the majority ranging from 0.5 to 7.0 kb. From this library 22,574 sequence reads were obtained from 15,958 independent clones. Sequencing and chromosomal localization established 5240 clusters, with 1302 clusters being unique and 359 representing new ESTs. Our sIEa library contributed 56.1% of the 7773 nonredundant Unigene clusters associated with the four mouse inner ear libraries in the NCBI dbEST. Based on homologous chromosomal regions between human and mouse, we identified 1018 UniGene clusters associated with the deafness locus critical regions. Of these, 59 clusters were found only in our sIEa library and represented approximately 50% of the identified critical regions.
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- Kirk W Beisel
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, 2500 California, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
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Tian Y, Li M, Fritzsch B, Zuo J. Creation of a transgenic mouse for hair-cell gene targeting by using a modified bacterial artificial chromosome containingPrestin. Dev Dyn 2004; 231:199-203. [PMID: 15305300 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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We made a transgenic mouse that expresses Cre recombinase activity in inner ear hair cells by using a modified bacterial artificial chromosome containing Prestin. Cre recombinase activity was restricted to inner and outer hair cells, a subset of vestibular hair cells, spiral and vestibular ganglia in the inner ear, and a subset of cells in the testis, epididymis, and ear bone. This mouse will be useful for hair-cell-specific gene targeting.
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- Yong Tian
- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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Follstaedt SC, Kirsten JH, Singleton CK. Temporal and spatial expression of ammonium transporter genes during growth and development of Dictyostelium discoideum. Differentiation 2003; 71:557-66. [PMID: 14686953 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2003.07109002.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ammonia is an important signaling molecule involved in the regulation of development in Dictyostelium. During aggregation, ammonia gradients are established, and the ammonia concentration in the immediate environment or within a particular cell throughout development may vary. This is due to the rate of cellular ammonia production, its rate of loss by evaporation to the atmosphere or by diffusion into the substratum, and perhaps to cellular transport by ammonium transporters (AMTs). Recent efforts in genome and cDNA sequencing have identified three ammonium transporters in Dictyostelium. In addition to physically altering the levels of ammonia within cells, AMTs also may play a role in ammonia signaling. As an initial step in identifying such a function, the temporal and spatial expression of the three amt genes is examined. RT-PCR demonstrates that each of the three amt mRNAs is present and relatively constant throughout growth and development. The spatial expression of these three amt genes is examined during multiple stages of Dictyostelium development using in situ hybridization. A distinct and dynamic pattern of expression is seen for the three genes. In general, amtA is expressed heavily in pre-stalk cells in a dynamic way, while amtB and amtC are expressed in pre-spore regions consistently throughout development. AmtC also is expressed in the most anterior tip of fingers and slugs, corresponding to cells that mediate ammonia's effect on the choice between slug migration and culmination. Indeed, amtC null cells have a slugger phenotype, suggesting AmtC functions in the signaling pathway underlying the mechanics of this choice.
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- Susan C Follstaedt
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, VU Station B 351634, Nashville, TN 37235-1634, USA
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Pauley S, Wright TJ, Pirvola U, Ornitz D, Beisel K, Fritzsch B. Expression and function of FGF10 in mammalian inner ear development. Dev Dyn 2003; 227:203-15. [PMID: 12761848 PMCID: PMC3904739 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.10297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We have investigated the expression of FGF10 during ear development and the effect of an FGF10 null mutation on ear development. Our in situ hybridization data reveal expression of FGF10 in all three canal crista sensory epithelia and the cochlea anlage as well as all sensory neurons at embryonic day 11.5 (E11.5). Older embryos (E18.5) displayed strong graded expression in all sensory epithelia. FGF10 null mutants show complete agenesis of the posterior canal crista and the posterior canal. The posterior canal sensory neurons form initially and project rather normally by E11.5, but they disappear within 2 days. FGF10 null mutants have no posterior canal system at E18.5. In addition, these mutants have deformations of the anterior and horizontal cristae, reduced formation of the anterior and horizontal canals, as well as altered position of the remaining sensory epithelia with respect to the utricle. Hair cells form but some have defects in their cilia formation. No defects were detected in the organ of Corti at the cellular level. Together these data suggest that FGF10 plays a major role in ear morphogenesis. Most of these data are consistent with earlier findings on a null mutation in FGFR2b, one of FGF10's main receptors.
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- Sarah Pauley
- Creighton University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Omaha, Nebraska
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- University of Utah, Department of Human Genetics, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Creighton University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Creighton University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Omaha, Nebraska
- Correspondence to: Bernd Fritzsch, Creighton University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Omaha, NE 68178.
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Zuo J. Transgenic and gene targeting studies of hair cell function in mouse inner ear. JOURNAL OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2002; 53:286-305. [PMID: 12382282 DOI: 10.1002/neu.10128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Despite the rapid discovery of a large number of genes in sensory hair cells of the inner ear, the functional roles of these genes in hair cells remain largely undetermined. Recent advances in transgenic and gene targeting technologies in mice have offered unprecedented opportunities to genetically manipulate the expression of these genes and to study their functional roles in hair cells in vivo. Transgenic analyses have revealed the presence of hair-cell-specific promoters in the genes encoding Math1, myosin VIIa, Pou4f3, and the alpha9 subunit of the acetylcholine receptor (alpha9 AChR). Targeted inactivation using embryonic stem cell technology and transgenic expression studies have revealed the roles of several genes involved in hair cell lineage (Math1), differentiation (Pou4f3), mechanotransduction (Myo1c, and Myo7a), electromotility (Prestin), and efferent modulation (Chrna9, encoding alpha9 AChR). Although many of these genes also play roles in other tissues, inactivation of these genes in hair cells alone will soon be possible by using the Cre-loxP system. Also imminent is the development of genetic methods to inactivate genes specifically in mouse hair cells at a desired time, by using inducible systems established in other types of neurons. Combining these types of manipulation of gene expression will enable hearing researchers to elucidate some of the fundamental and unique features of hair cell function such as mechanotransduction, frequency tuning, active mechanical amplification, and efferent modulation.
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- Jian Zuo
- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-2794, USA.
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