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Udagawa T, Takahashi E, Tatsumi N, Mutai H, Saijo H, Kondo Y, Atkinson PJ, Matsunaga T, Yoshikawa M, Kojima H, Okabe M, Cheng AG. Loss of Pax3 causes reduction of melanocytes in the developing mouse cochlea. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2210. [PMID: 38278860 PMCID: PMC10817906 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52629-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024] Open
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Cochlear melanocytes are intermediate cells in the stria vascularis that generate endocochlear potentials required for auditory function. Human PAX3 mutations cause Waardenburg syndrome and abnormalities of skin and retinal melanocytes, manifested as congenital hearing loss (~ 70%) and hypopigmentation of skin, hair and eyes. However, the underlying mechanism of hearing loss remains unclear. Cochlear melanocytes in the stria vascularis originated from Pax3-traced melanoblasts and Plp1-traced Schwann cell precursors, both of which derive from neural crest cells. Here, using a Pax3-Cre knock-in mouse that allows lineage tracing of Pax3-expressing cells and disruption of Pax3, we found that Pax3 deficiency causes foreshortened cochlea, malformed vestibular apparatus, and neural tube defects. Lineage tracing and in situ hybridization show that Pax3+ derivatives contribute to S100+, Kir4.1+ and Dct+ melanocytes (intermediate cells) in the developing stria vascularis, all of which are significantly diminished in Pax3 mutant animals. Taken together, these results suggest that Pax3 is required for the development of neural crest cell-derived cochlear melanocytes, whose absence may contribute to congenital hearing loss of Waardenburg syndrome in humans.
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- Tomokatsu Udagawa
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
- Department of Anatomy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan
- Department of Anatomy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division Hearing and Balance Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, NHO Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Division Hearing and Balance Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, NHO Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Udagawa T, Takahashi E, Tatsumi N, Mutai H, Kondo Y, Atkinson PJ, Matsunaga T, Yoshikawa M, Kojima H, Okabe M, Cheng AG. Pax3 deficiency diminishes melanocytes in the developing mouse cochlea. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-2990436. [PMID: 37333245 PMCID: PMC10274955 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2990436/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
Abstract
Cochlear melanocytes are intermediate cells in the stria vascularis that generate endocochlear potentials required for auditory function. Human PAX3 mutations cause Waardenburg syndrome and abnormalities of melanocytes, manifested as congenital hearing loss and hypopigmentation of skin, hair and eyes. However, the underlying mechanism of hearing loss remains unclear. During development, cochlear melanocytes in the stria vascularis are dually derived from Pax3-Cre+ melanoblasts migrating from neuroepithelial cells including neural crest cells and Plp1+ Schwann cell precursors originated from also neural crest cells, differentiating in a basal-apical manner. Here, using a Pax3-Cre mouse line, we found that Pax3 deficiency causes foreshortened cochlea, malformed vestibular apparatus, and neural tube defects. Lineage tracing and in situ hybridization show that Pax3-Cre derivatives contribute to S100+ , Kir4.1+ and Dct+ melanocytes (intermediate cells) in the developing stria vascularis, all significantly diminished in Pax3 mutant animals. Taken together, these results suggest that Pax3 is required for the development of neural crest cell-derived cochlear melanocytes, whose absence may contribute to congenital hearing loss of Waardenburg syndrome in human.
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Jimenez JE, Nourbakhsh A, Colbert B, Mittal R, Yan D, Green CL, Nisenbaum E, Liu G, Bencie N, Rudman J, Blanton SH, Zhong Liu X. Diagnostic and therapeutic applications of genomic medicine in progressive, late-onset, nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Gene 2020; 747:144677. [PMID: 32304785 PMCID: PMC7244213 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.144677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The progressive, late-onset, nonsyndromic, sensorineural hearing loss (PNSHL) is the most common cause of sensory impairment globally, with presbycusis affecting greater than a third of individuals over the age of 65. The etiology underlying PNSHL include presbycusis, noise-induced hearing loss, drug ototoxicity, and delayed-onset autosomal dominant hearing loss (AD PNSHL). The objective of this article is to discuss the potential diagnostic and therapeutic applications of genomic medicine in PNSHL. Genomic factors contribute greatly to PNSHL. The heritability of presbycusis ranges from 25 to 75%. Current therapies for PNSHL range from sound amplification to cochlear implantation (CI). PNSHL is an excellent candidate for genomic medicine approaches as it is common, has well-described pathophysiology, has a wide time window for treatment, and is amenable to local gene therapy by currently utilized procedural approaches. AD PNSHL is especially suited to genomic medicine approaches that can disrupt the expression of an aberrant protein product. Gene therapy is emerging as a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of PNSHL. Viral gene delivery approaches have demonstrated promising results in human clinical trials for two inherited causes of blindness and are being used for PNSHL in animal models and a human trial. Non-viral gene therapy approaches are useful in situations where a transient biologic effect is needed or for delivery of genome editing reagents (such as CRISPR/Cas9) into the inner ear. Many gene therapy modalities that have proven efficacious in animal trials have potential to delay or prevent PNSHL in humans. The development of new treatment modalities for PNSHL will lead to improved quality of life of many affected individuals and their families.
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- Joaquin E Jimenez
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA; Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute of Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute of Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA; Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute of Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
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Kondo T, Saigo S, Ugawa S, Kato M, Yoshikawa Y, Miyoshi N, Tanabe K. Prebiotic effect of fructo-oligosaccharides on the inner ear of DBA/2 J mice with early-onset progressive hearing loss. J Nutr Biochem 2019; 75:108247. [PMID: 31707282 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2019.108247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nutrition and dietary habits contribute to the onset and progression of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) are non-digestible oligosaccharides and are known as prebiotics, which enhance short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production and antioxidant activity. Although a substantial number of studies have shown that FOS play a role in the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases as prebiotics, little is known about the effects on the inner ear. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of FOS on gene expression and spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) protection in the inner ear of DBA/2 J mice, which is a model for early-onset progressive hearing loss. DBA/2 J mice were fed either control diet or FOS diet contained 10% (w/w) of FOS for 8 weeks. Analysis of mice fed the FOS diet revealed a change in intestinal flora including an inversion of the ratio of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, which was followed by a significant increase in SCFAs in the cecum and a decrease in an oxidative stress marker in the serum. In the inner ear, gene expression of neurotrophin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), its receptor, tyrosine kinase receptor b (Trkb), and the SCFA receptor, free fatty acid receptor 3 (FFAR3), were increased by FOS. In addition, the survival rate of SGNs in the inner ear was maintained in FOS-fed mice. Altogether, these results suggest that a compositional variation of the intestinal flora due to a prebiotic effect may be involved in the progression of SNHL.
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- Takako Kondo
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Sciences, Nagoya Women's University, 3-40 Shioji-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8610, Japan.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Sciences, Nagoya Women's University, 3-40 Shioji-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8610, Japan.
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Sciences, Nagoya Women's University, 3-40 Shioji-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8610, Japan.
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Furutani A, Asama Y, Sasaki H, Shibata S. Refined Auditory Brainstem Response Measurement Identified Potential Models of Congenital Deafness in Laboratory Mouse Strains. JMA J 2019; 2:139-147. [PMID: 33615024 PMCID: PMC7889756 DOI: 10.31662/jmaj.2018-0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Introduction To detect congenital hearing loss in mice, an objective measure is needed other than mouse behavioral observation. This study aimed to refine the methodology of auditory brainstem response measurement and identify potential congenital hearing loss models in laboratory mouse strains. Methods Mice were anesthetized and fitted with head electrodes. Each mouse underwent four ABR measurements according to four testing conditions: A - no chamber; conventional tone; B - chamber; conventional tone; C - no chamber; short tone; D - chamber; short tone. Potential congenital hearing loss models were identified using 10 mice from each strain (C57BL, BALB/c, CH3, ICR, and ddY) through sound-attenuated ABR measurements with short-tone bursts. Potential congenital hearing loss models exhibited hearing thresholds ≥30 dB in both ears. Data were analyzed for normal distribution and variance homogeneity using the D'Agostino-Pearson/Kolmogorov-Smirnov and F value tests, respectively. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), with the Tukey-Kramer test, was used to conduct parametric analysis, and the Kruskal-Wallis/Friedman test, with a Dunn's test for post hoc analysis, was used to perform non-parametric analysis. Results The simultaneous use of a sound-attenuating chamber and short-tone bursts provided clearly defined wave patterns, even at lower sound intensities. Inbred strains, especially C57BL/6 sub-strains, constitute suitable congenital hearing loss models. Conclusions Our study shows that environmental factors should be addressed in animal studies of hearing function. Potential congenital hearing loss models may be found amongst commercially available inbred strains.
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- Akiko Furutani
- Asama Institute, Ibaraki, Japan.,Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Asama Institute, Ibaraki, Japan.,Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Asama Institute, Ibaraki, Japan.,Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of human peripheral blood reveals susceptibility loci of diabetes-related hearing loss. J Hum Genet 2018; 63:1241-1250. [PMID: 30209346 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-018-0507-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Diabetes-related hearing loss (DRHL) is a complication of diabetes mellitus that is drawing more attention currently. DNA methylation has a critical role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its complications. Therefore, we investigated the genome-wide DNA methylation of peripheral blood of T2DM patients with/without hearing loss in order to explore the susceptibility loci of DRHL. Between DRHL group and control group, 113 gene sites were identified to be differentially methylated regions (DMRs). Among 38 DMRs with whole samples, the classification accuracy is up to 90%. With alignment to T2DM susceptibility genes and deafness genes published, KCNJ11 was found to be the only overlapped gene. The DNA methylation level of KCNJ11 was associated with stroke (t = 2.595, p < 0.05), but not with diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy. The detective rate of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) from low to high frequencies (0.7-6 kHz) on the right ear was significantly correlated with the methylation level of KCNJ11. The auditory brainstem response (ABR) threshold on the right ear was also correlated (r = 0.678, p < 0.05). This DNA methylation profile indicates the susceptibility loci of DRHL. The potassium metabolism may have a critical role in the hearing loss caused by hyperglycemia.
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Moon BS, Lu W, Park HJ. Valproic acid promotes the neuronal differentiation of spiral ganglion neural stem cells with robust axonal growth. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 503:2728-2735. [PMID: 30119886 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Hearing loss occurs with the loss of hair cells of the cochlea and subsequent degeneration of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs). Regeneration of SGNs is a potentially promising therapeutic approach to hearing loss in addition to the use of a cochlear implant (CI), because this device stimulates SGNs directly to restore hearing bypassing the missing hair cells. The presence of SGN-neural stem cells (NSCs) has been reported in adult human and mice. These cells have the potential to become SGNs and thus represent a cellular foundation for regeneration therapies for hearing loss. Valproic acid (VPA) has been shown to influence the neural differentiation of NSCs through multiple signaling pathways involving glycogen synthase kinase3β (GSK3β). Our present study therefore aimed to modulate the neural differentiation potential of SGN-NSCs by treatment with VPA. We here report that a clinically relevant concentration of 1 mM VPA induced the differentiation of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-treated P1- and P14-SGN-NSCs into neuronal and glial cells, confirmed by neuronal marker (Tuj1 and MAP2) and glial cell marker (GFAP and S100β) detection. VPA-treated cells also promoted much longer neurite outgrowth compared to differentiated cells cultured without bFGF. The effects of VPA on the regulation of differentiation may be related to the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, but not the inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs). We propose that VPA has the potential to convert SGN-NSCs into SGNs and thereby restore hearing when combined with a CI.
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- Byoung-San Moon
- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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The zinc paradigm for metalloneurochemistry. Essays Biochem 2017; 61:225-235. [DOI: 10.1042/ebc20160073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Neurotransmission and sensory perception are shaped through metal ion–protein interactions in various brain regions. The term "metalloneurochemistry" defines the unique field of bioinorganic chemistry focusing on these processes, and zinc has been the leading target of metalloneurochemists in the almost 15 years since the definition was introduced. Zinc in the hippocampus interacts with receptors that dictate ion flow and neurotransmitter release. Understanding the intricacies of these interactions is crucial to uncovering the role that zinc plays in learning and memory. Based on receptor similarities and zinc-enriched neurons (ZENs) in areas of the brain responsible for sensory perception, such as the olfactory bulb (OB), and dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN), zinc participates in odor and sound perception. Development and improvement of methods which allow for precise detection and immediate manipulation of zinc ions in neuronal cells and in brain slices will be critical in uncovering the synaptic action of zinc and, more broadly, the bioinorganic chemistry of cognition.
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Paquette ST, Gilels F, White PM. Noise exposure modulates cochlear inner hair cell ribbon volumes, correlating with changes in auditory measures in the FVB/nJ mouse. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25056. [PMID: 27162161 PMCID: PMC4861931 DOI: 10.1038/srep25056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cochlear neuropathy resulting from unsafe noise exposure is a life altering condition that affects many people. This hearing dysfunction follows a conserved mechanism where inner hair cell synapses are lost, termed cochlear synaptopathy. Here we investigate cochlear synaptopathy in the FVB/nJ mouse strain as a prelude for the investigation of candidate genetic mutations for noise damage susceptibility. We used measurements of auditory brainstem response (ABR) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) to assess hearing recovery in FVB/nJ mice exposed to two different noise levels. We also utilized confocal fluorescence microscopy in mapped whole mount cochlear tissue, in conjunction with deconvolution and three-dimensional modeling, to analyze numbers, volumes and positions of paired synaptic components. We find evidence for significant synapse reorganization in response to both synaptopathic and sub-synaptopathic noise exposures in FVB/nJ. Specifically, we find that the modulation in volume of very small synaptic ribbons correlates with the presence of reduced ABR peak one amplitudes in both levels of noise exposures. These experiments define the use of FVB/nJ mice for further genetic investigations into the mechanisms of noise damage. They further suggest that in the cochlea, neuronal-inner hair cell connections may dynamically reshape as part of the noise response.
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- Stephen T Paquette
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 603, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 603, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 603, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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Ebbers L, Runge K, Nothwang HG. Differential patterns of histone methylase EHMT2 and its catalyzed histone modifications H3K9me1 and H3K9me2 during maturation of central auditory system. Cell Tissue Res 2016; 365:247-64. [PMID: 27083448 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-016-2401-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Histone methylation is an important epigenetic mark leading to changes in DNA accessibility and transcription. Here, we investigate immunoreactivity against the euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EHMT2 and its catalyzed mono- and dimethylation marks at histone 3 lysine 9 (H3K9me1 and H3K9me2) during postnatal differentiation of the mouse central auditory system. In the brainstem, expression of EHMT2 was high in the first postnatal week and down-regulated thereafter. In contrast, immunoreactivity in the auditory cortex (AC) remained high during the first year of life. This difference might be related to distinct demands for adult plasticity. Analyses of two deaf mouse models, namely Cldn14 (-/-) and Cacna1d (-/-), demonstrated that sound-driven or spontaneous activity had no influence on EHMT2 immunoreactivity. The methylation marks H3K9me1 and H3K9me2 were high throughout the auditory system up to 1 year. Young auditory neurons showed immunoreactivity against both methylations at similar intensities, whereas many mature neurons showed stronger labeling for either H3K9me1 or H3K9me2. These differences were only poorly correlated with cell types. To identify methyltransferases contributing to the persistent H3K9me1 and H3K9me2 marks in the adult brainstem, EHMT1 and the retinoblastoma-interacting zinc-finger protein RIZ1 were analyzed. Both were down-regulated during brainstem development, similar to EHMT2. Contrary to EHMT2, EHMT1 was also down-regulated in adult cortical areas. Together, our data reveal a marked difference in EHMT2 levels between mature brainstem and cortical areas and a decoupling between EHMT2 abundance and histone 3 lysine 9 methylations during brainstem differentiation. Furthermore, EHMT1 and EHMT2 are differentially expressed in cortical areas.
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- Lena Ebbers
- Neurogenetics Group, Center of Excellence Hearing4All, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Neurogenetics Group, Center of Excellence Hearing4All, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Neurogenetics Group, Center of Excellence Hearing4All, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany. .,Research Center for Neurosensory Science, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Miya F, Mutai H, Fujii M, Boroevich KA, Matsunaga T, Tsunoda T. Gene expression profiling of DBA/2J mice cochleae treated with l-methionine and valproic acid. GENOMICS DATA 2015; 5:323-5. [PMID: 26484279 PMCID: PMC4583681 DOI: 10.1016/j.gdata.2015.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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DBA/2J mice, which have homozygous mutations in Cdh23 and Fscn2, are characterized by early onset hearing loss at as early as three-weeks of age (Noben-Trauth et al., 2003 [1]) and are an animal model for progressive hearing loss research. Recently, it has been reported that epigenetic regulatory pathways likely play an important role in hearing loss (Provenzano and Domann, 2007 [2]; Mutai et al., 2009 [3]; Waldhaus et al., 2012 [4]). We previously reported that DBA/2J mice injected subcutaneously with a combination of epigenetic modifying reagents, l-methionine (MET) as methyl donor and valproic acid (VPA) as a pan-histone deacetylases (Hdac) inhibitor, showed a significant attenuation of progressive hearing loss by measuring their auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds (Mutai et al., 2015 [5]). Here we present genome wide expression profiling of the DBA/2J mice cochleae, with and without treatment of MET and VPA, to identify the genes involved in the reduction of progressive hearing loss. The raw and normalized data were deposited in NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO ID: GSE62173) for ease of reproducibility and reanalysis.
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- Fuyuki Miya
- Laboratory for Medical Science Mathematics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Auditory Disorders, Division of Balance and Hearing Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Balance and Hearing Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Medical Science Mathematics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Auditory Disorders, Division of Balance and Hearing Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Medical Science Mathematics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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