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Pressé MT, Malgrange B, Delacroix L. The cochlear matrisome: Importance in hearing and deafness. Matrix Biol 2024; 125:40-58. [PMID: 38070832 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2023.12.002] [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: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) consists in a complex meshwork of collagens, glycoproteins, and proteoglycans, which serves a scaffolding function and provides viscoelastic properties to the tissues. ECM acts as a biomechanical support, and actively participates in cell signaling to induce tissular changes in response to environmental forces and soluble cues. Given the remarkable complexity of the inner ear architecture, its exquisite structure-function relationship, and the importance of vibration-induced stimulation of its sensory cells, ECM is instrumental to hearing. Many factors of the matrisome are involved in cochlea development, function and maintenance, as evidenced by the variety of ECM proteins associated with hereditary deafness. This review describes the structural and functional ECM components in the auditory organ and how they are modulated over time and following injury.
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- Mary T Pressé
- Developmental Neurobiology Unit, GIGA-Neurosciences, University of Liège, 15 avenue Hippocrate - CHU - B36 (1st floor), Liège B-4000, Belgium
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- Developmental Neurobiology Unit, GIGA-Neurosciences, University of Liège, 15 avenue Hippocrate - CHU - B36 (1st floor), Liège B-4000, Belgium
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- Developmental Neurobiology Unit, GIGA-Neurosciences, University of Liège, 15 avenue Hippocrate - CHU - B36 (1st floor), Liège B-4000, Belgium.
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El Hakam C, Parenté A, Baraige F, Magnol L, Forestier L, Di Meo F, Blanquet V. PHEX L222P Mutation Increases Phex Expression in a New ENU Mouse Model for XLH Disease. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:1356. [PMID: 36011266 PMCID: PMC9407253 DOI: 10.3390/genes13081356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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PhexL222P mouse is a new ENU mouse model for XLH disease due to Leu to Pro amino acid modification at position 222. PhexL222P mouse is characterized by growth retardation, hypophosphatemia, hypocalcemia, reduced body bone length, and increased epiphyseal growth plate thickness and femur diameter despite the increase in PHEXL222P expression. Actually, PhexL222P mice show an increase in Fgf23, Dmp1, and Mepe and Slc34a1 (Na-Pi IIa cotransporter) mRNA expression similar to those observed in Hyp mice. Femoral osteocalcin and sclerostin and Slc34a1 do not show any significant variation in PhexL222P mice. Molecular dynamics simulations support the experimental data. P222 might locally break the E217-Q224 β-sheet, which in turn might disrupt inter-β-sheet interactions. We can thus expect local protein misfolding, which might be responsible for the experimentally observed PHEXL222P loss of function. This model could be a valuable addition to the existing XLH model for further comprehension of the disease occurrence and testing of new therapies.
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- Carole El Hakam
- INSERM U1094, INRAE USC1501, IRD U270, EpiMaCT-Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases in Tropical Zone, Univ. Limoges, 2 Rue Pr Descottes, F-87000 Limoges, France; (C.E.H.); (A.P.); (F.B.); (L.M.); (L.F.)
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- INSERM U1094, INRAE USC1501, IRD U270, EpiMaCT-Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases in Tropical Zone, Univ. Limoges, 2 Rue Pr Descottes, F-87000 Limoges, France; (C.E.H.); (A.P.); (F.B.); (L.M.); (L.F.)
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- INSERM U1094, INRAE USC1501, IRD U270, EpiMaCT-Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases in Tropical Zone, Univ. Limoges, 2 Rue Pr Descottes, F-87000 Limoges, France; (C.E.H.); (A.P.); (F.B.); (L.M.); (L.F.)
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- INSERM U1094, INRAE USC1501, IRD U270, EpiMaCT-Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases in Tropical Zone, Univ. Limoges, 2 Rue Pr Descottes, F-87000 Limoges, France; (C.E.H.); (A.P.); (F.B.); (L.M.); (L.F.)
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- INSERM U1094, INRAE USC1501, IRD U270, EpiMaCT-Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases in Tropical Zone, Univ. Limoges, 2 Rue Pr Descottes, F-87000 Limoges, France; (C.E.H.); (A.P.); (F.B.); (L.M.); (L.F.)
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- INSERM U1248 Pharmacology & Transplantation, Univ. Limoges, 2 Rue Pr Descottes, F-87000 Limoges, France;
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- INSERM U1094, INRAE USC1501, IRD U270, EpiMaCT-Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases in Tropical Zone, Univ. Limoges, 2 Rue Pr Descottes, F-87000 Limoges, France; (C.E.H.); (A.P.); (F.B.); (L.M.); (L.F.)
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Roman-Naranjo P, Gallego-Martinez A, Soto-Varela A, Aran I, Moleon MDC, Espinosa-Sanchez JM, Amor-Dorado JC, Batuecas-Caletrio A, Perez-Vazquez P, Lopez-Escamez JA. Burden of Rare Variants in the OTOG Gene in Familial Meniere's Disease. Ear Hear 2021; 41:1598-1605. [PMID: 33136635 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Meniere's disease (MD) is a rare inner ear disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, episodic vertigo, and tinnitus. Familial MD has been reported in 6 to 9% of sporadic cases, and few genes including FAM136A, DTNA, PRKCB, SEMA3D, and DPT have been involved in single families, suggesting genetic heterogeneity. In this study, the authors recruited 46 families with MD to search for relevant candidate genes for hearing loss in familial MD. DESIGN Exome sequencing data from MD patients were analyzed to search for rare variants in hearing loss genes in a case-control study. A total of 109 patients with MD (73 familial cases and 36 early-onset sporadic patients) diagnosed according to the diagnostic criteria defined by the Barany Society were recruited in 11 hospitals. The allelic frequencies of rare variants in hearing loss genes were calculated in individuals with familial MD. A single rare variant analysis and a gene burden analysis (GBA) were conducted in the dataset selecting 1 patient from each family. Allelic frequencies from European and Spanish reference datasets were used as controls. RESULTS A total of 5136 single-nucleotide variants in hearing loss genes were considered for single rare variant analysis in familial MD cases, but only 1 heterozygous likely pathogenic variant in the OTOG gene (rs552304627) was found in 2 unrelated families. The gene burden analysis found an enrichment of rare missense variants in the OTOG gene in familial MD. So, 15 of 46 families (33%) showed at least 1 rare missense variant in the OTOG gene, suggesting a key role in familial MD. CONCLUSIONS The authors found an enrichment of multiplex rare missense variants in the OTOG gene in familial MD. This finding supports OTOG as a relevant gene in familial MD and set the groundwork for genetic testing in MD.
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- Pablo Roman-Naranjo
- Otology & Neurotology Group CTS 495, Department of Genomic Medicine, Centro Pfizer-Universidad de Granada-Junta de Andalucía de Genómica e Investigación Oncológica, Granada, Spain
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- Otology & Neurotology Group CTS 495, Department of Genomic Medicine, Centro Pfizer-Universidad de Granada-Junta de Andalucía de Genómica e Investigación Oncológica, Granada, Spain
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- Division of Otoneurology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria, ibs.GRANADA, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria, ibs.GRANADA, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Salamanca, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain
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- Otology & Neurotology Group CTS 495, Department of Genomic Medicine, Centro Pfizer-Universidad de Granada-Junta de Andalucía de Genómica e Investigación Oncológica, Granada, Spain
- Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria, ibs.GRANADA, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Otogelin, otogelin-like, and stereocilin form links connecting outer hair cell stereocilia to each other and the tectorial membrane. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:25948-25957. [PMID: 31776257 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902781116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The function of outer hair cells (OHCs), the mechanical actuators of the cochlea, involves the anchoring of their tallest stereocilia in the tectorial membrane (TM), an acellular structure overlying the sensory epithelium. Otogelin and otogelin-like are TM proteins related to secreted epithelial mucins. Defects in either cause the DFNB18B and DFNB84B genetic forms of deafness, respectively, both characterized by congenital mild-to-moderate hearing impairment. We show here that mutant mice lacking otogelin or otogelin-like have a marked OHC dysfunction, with almost no acoustic distortion products despite the persistence of some mechanoelectrical transduction. In both mutants, these cells lack the horizontal top connectors, which are fibrous links joining adjacent stereocilia, and the TM-attachment crowns coupling the tallest stereocilia to the TM. These defects are consistent with the previously unrecognized presence of otogelin and otogelin-like in the OHC hair bundle. The defective hair bundle cohesiveness and the absence of stereociliary imprints in the TM observed in these mice have also been observed in mutant mice lacking stereocilin, a model of the DFNB16 genetic form of deafness, also characterized by congenital mild-to-moderate hearing impairment. We show that the localizations of stereocilin, otogelin, and otogelin-like in the hair bundle are interdependent, indicating that these proteins interact to form the horizontal top connectors and the TM-attachment crowns. We therefore suggest that these 2 OHC-specific structures have shared mechanical properties mediating reaction forces to sound-induced shearing motion and contributing to the coordinated displacement of stereocilia.
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Clifford RE, Hertzano R, Ohlemiller KK. Untangling the genomics of noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus: Contributions of Mus musculus and Homo sapiens. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2019; 146:4007. [PMID: 31795683 PMCID: PMC7273513 DOI: 10.1121/1.5132552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Acoustic trauma is a feature of the industrial age, in general, and mechanized warfare, in particular. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and tinnitus have been the number 1 and number 2 disabilities at U.S. Veterans hospitals since 2006. In a reversal of original protocols to identify candidate genes associated with monogenic deafness disorders, unbiased genome-wide association studies now direct animal experiments in order to explore genetic variants common in Homo sapiens. However, even these approaches must utilize animal studies for validation of function and understanding of mechanisms. Animal research currently focuses on genetic expression profiles since the majority of variants occur in non-coding regions, implying regulatory divergences. Moving forward, it will be important in both human and animal research to define the phenotypes of hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as exposure parameters, in order to extricate genes related to acoustic trauma versus those related to aging. It has become clear that common disorders like acoustic trauma are influenced by large numbers of genes, each with small effects, which cumulatively lead to susceptibility to a disorder. A polygenic risk score, which aggregates these small effect sizes of multiple genes, may offer a more accurate description of risk for NIHL and/or tinnitus.
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- Royce E Clifford
- Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, James T. Frenkil Building, 16 South Eutaw Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Central Institute for the Deaf at Washington University School of Medicine, Fay and Carl Simons Center for Hearing and Deafness, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Delayed Otolith Development Does Not Impair Vestibular Circuit Formation in Zebrafish. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2017; 18:415-425. [PMID: 28332011 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-017-0617-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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What is the role of normally patterned sensory signaling in development of vestibular circuits? For technical reasons, including the difficulty in depriving animals of vestibular inputs, this has been a challenging question to address. Here we take advantage of a vestibular-deficient zebrafish mutant, rock solo AN66 , in order to examine whether normal sensory input is required for formation of vestibular-driven postural circuitry. We show that the rock solo AN66 mutant is a splice site mutation in the secreted glycoprotein otogelin (otog), which we confirm through both whole genome sequencing and complementation with an otog early termination mutant. Using confocal microscopy, we find that elements of postural circuits are anatomically normal in rock solo AN66 mutants, including hair cells, vestibular ganglion neurons, and vestibulospinal neurons. Surprisingly, the balance and postural deficits that are readily apparent in younger larvae disappear around 2 weeks of age. We demonstrate that this behavioral recovery follows the delayed development of the anterior (utricular) otolith, which appears around 14 days post-fertilization (dpf), compared to 1 dpf in WT. These findings indicate that utricular signaling is not required for normal structural development of the inner ear and vestibular nucleus neurons. Furthermore, despite the otolith's developmental delay until well after postural behaviors normally appear, downstream circuits can drive righting reflexes within ∼1-2 days of its arrival, indicating that vestibular circuit wiring is not impaired by a delay in patterned activity. The functional recovery of postural behaviors may shed light on why humans with mutations in otog exhibit only subclinical vestibular deficits.
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