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Benkafadar N, Sato MP, Ling AH, Janesick A, Scheibinger M, Jan TA, Heller S. An essential signaling cascade for avian auditory hair cell regeneration. Dev Cell 2024; 59:280-291.e5. [PMID: 38128539 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.11.028] [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: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Hearing loss is a chronic disease affecting millions of people worldwide, yet no restorative treatment options are available. Although non-mammalian species can regenerate their auditory sensory hair cells, mammals cannot. Birds retain facultative stem cells known as supporting cells that engage in proliferative regeneration when surrounding hair cells die. Here, we investigated gene expression changes in chicken supporting cells during auditory hair cell death. This identified a pathway involving the receptor F2RL1, HBEGF, EGFR, and ERK signaling. We propose a cascade starting with the proteolytic activation of F2RL1, followed by matrix-metalloprotease-mediated HBEGF shedding, and culminating in EGFR-mediated ERK signaling. Each component of this cascade is essential for supporting cell S-phase entry in vivo and is integral for hair cell regeneration. Furthermore, STAT3-phosphorylation converges with this signaling toward upregulation of transcription factors ATF3, FOSL2, and CREM. Our findings could provide a basis for designing treatments for hearing and balance disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nesrine Benkafadar
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Yang D, Li Z, Gao G, Li X, Liao Z, Wang Y, Li W, Zhang Y, Liu W. Combined Analysis of Surface Protein Profile and microRNA Expression Profile of Exosomes Derived from Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells in Early Cerebral Ischemia. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:22410-22421. [PMID: 34497930 PMCID: PMC8412952 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Endothelial cell damage is an important pathological basis for the deterioration of acute ischemia stroke. Our previous studies have been exploring the mechanism of blood-brain barrier (BBB) endothelial cell injury in the early stage of cerebral ischemia. Exosomes act as an important intercellular player in neurovascular communication. However, the characteristic of exosomes derived from BBB endothelial cells in early ischemic stroke is poorly understood. We exposed cultured brain microvascular endothelial cells (bEnd.3) to 3 h oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) to mimic early cerebral ischemia in vitro and compared miRome and surface protein contents of exosomes derived from bEnd.3 cells by miRNA sequencing and the proximity barcoding assay (PBA). A total of 346 differentially miRNA (159 upregulated and 187 downregulated) were identified via miRNA-Seq in bEnd.3 cells after exposure to OGD for 3 h. Moreover, Gene Ontology (GO) and KEGG pathway analyses showed that cell proliferation- and angiogenesis-associated miRNAs were significantly affected. The abnormal changes in top eight miRNAs were further verified by a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). PBA experiments showed that the numbers of exosomes carrying the following proteins increased significantly under ischemia, including bFGF, CD146, EPHA2, ABCB5, and ITGB2. These proteins were related to angiogenesis, cell proliferation, and cell inflammation. The network analysis combining PBA data with miRNA-Seq data showed that 79 miRNAs were related to 24 membrane proteins and predicted that there were surface proteins associated with a variety of miRNA molecules, such as ITGA9, XIAP, ADAM1, ITGA2, ITGA3, PDPN, and ITGB1. Meanwhile, there were miRNAs related to various surface proteins including miR-410-3p, miR-378b, and miR-1960. Taken together, our data demonstrated for the first time the changes of exosomal miRNAs and surface protein profiles derived from ischemic microvascular endothelial cells, which may provide new therapeutic targets for BBB protection in ischemic stroke.
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- Dexin Yang
- Department
of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital/The First
Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
- The
Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Second People’s
Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- Department
of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital/The First
Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
- The
Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Second People’s
Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- Department
of General Medicine, The Central Hospital
of Wulanchabu City, Wulanchabu 012000, China
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- Department
of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital/The First
Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
- The
Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Second People’s
Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- Department
of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital/The First
Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
- The
Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Second People’s
Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- Department
of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital/The First
Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
- The
Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Second People’s
Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- Department
of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital/The First
Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- Department
of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital/The First
Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
- The
Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Second People’s
Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
- Department
of Pathophysiology, Baotou Medical College, Baotou 014060, China
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- Department
of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital/The First
Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
- The
Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Second People’s
Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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Zhang J, Sun H, Salvi R, Ding D. Paraquat initially damages cochlear support cells leading to anoikis-like hair cell death. Hear Res 2018; 364:129-141. [PMID: 29563067 PMCID: PMC5984146 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2018.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Paraquat (PQ), one of the most widely used herbicides, is extremely dangerous because it generates the highly toxic superoxide radical. When paraquat was applied to cochlear organotypic cultures, it not only damaged the outer hair cells (OHCs) and inner hair cells (IHCs), but also caused dislocation of the hair cell rows. We hypothesized that the dislocation arose from damage to the support cells (SCs) that anchors hair cells within the epithelium. To test this hypothesis, rat postnatal cochlear cultures were treated with PQ. Shortly after PQ treatment, the rows of OHCs separated from one another and migrated radially away from IHCs suggesting loss of cell-cell adhesion that hold the hair cells in proper alignment. Hair cells dislocation was associated with extensive loss of SCs in the organ of Corti, loss of tympanic border cells (TBCs) beneath the basilar membrane, the early appearance of superoxide staining and caspase-8 labeling in SCs below the OHCs and disintegration of E-cadherin and β-catenin in the organ of Corti. Damage to the TBCs and SCs occurred prior to loss of OHC or IHC loss suggesting a form of detachment-induced apoptosis referred to as anoikis.
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- Jianhui Zhang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, China; Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, China; Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, China; Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA; Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, China; Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA.
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Chen J, Weihs D, Vermolen FJ. A model for cell migration in non-isotropic fibrin networks with an application to pancreatic tumor islets. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2017; 17:367-386. [PMID: 28993948 PMCID: PMC5845079 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-017-0966-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cell migration, known as an orchestrated movement of cells, is crucially important for wound healing, tumor growth, immune response as well as other biomedical processes. This paper presents a cell-based model to describe cell migration in non-isotropic fibrin networks around pancreatic tumor islets. This migration is determined by the mechanical strain energy density as well as cytokines-driven chemotaxis. Cell displacement is modeled by solving a large system of ordinary stochastic differential equations where the stochastic parts result from random walk. The stochastic differential equations are solved by the use of the classical Euler–Maruyama method. In this paper, the influence of anisotropic stromal extracellular matrix in pancreatic tumor islets on T-lymphocytes migration in different immune systems is investigated. As a result, tumor peripheral stromal extracellular matrix impedes the immune response of T-lymphocytes through changing direction of their migration.
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- Jiao Chen
- Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003, Haifa, Israel
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- Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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Warchol ME, Stone J, Barton M, Ku J, Veile R, Daudet N, Lovett M. ADAM10 and γ-secretase regulate sensory regeneration in the avian vestibular organs. Dev Biol 2017; 428:39-51. [PMID: 28526588 PMCID: PMC5873298 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The loss of sensory hair cells from the inner ear is a leading cause of hearing and balance disorders. The mammalian ear has a very limited ability to replace lost hair cells, but the inner ears of non-mammalian vertebrates can spontaneously regenerate hair cells after injury. Prior studies have shown that replacement hair cells are derived from epithelial supporting cells and that the differentiation of new hair cells is regulated by the Notch signaling pathway. The present study examined molecular influences on regeneration in the avian utricle, which has a particularly robust regenerative ability. Chicken utricles were placed in organotypic culture and hair cells were lesioned by application of the ototoxic antibiotic streptomycin. Cultures were then allowed to regenerate in vitro for seven days. Some specimens were treated with small molecule inhibitors of γ-secretase or ADAM10, proteases which are essential for transmission of Notch signaling. As expected, treatment with both inhibitors led to increased numbers of replacement hair cells. However, we also found that inhibition of both proteases resulted in increased regenerative proliferation. Subsequent experiments showed that inhibition of γ-secretase or ADAM10 could also trigger proliferation in undamaged utricles. To better understand these phenomena, we used RNA-Seq profiling to characterize changes in gene expression following γ-secretase inhibition. We observed expression patterns that were consistent with Notch pathway inhibition, but we also found that the utricular sensory epithelium contains numerous γ-secretase substrates that might regulate cell cycle entry and possibly supporting cell-to-hair cell conversion. Together, our data suggest multiple roles for γ-secretase and ADAM10 in vestibular hair cell regeneration.
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- Mark E Warchol
- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center and Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States; Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Center for Auditory Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States; NHLI, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Slattery EL, Oshima K, Heller S, Warchol ME. Cisplatin exposure damages resident stem cells of the mammalian inner ear. Dev Dyn 2014; 243:1328-37. [PMID: 24888499 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cisplatin is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent that can also cause ototoxic injury. One potential treatment for cisplatin-induced hearing loss involves the activation of endogenous inner ear stem cells, which may then produce replacement hair cells. In this series of experiments, we examined the effects of cisplatin exposure on both hair cells and resident stem cells of the mouse inner ear. RESULTS Treatment for 24 hr with 10 µM cisplatin caused significant loss of hair cells in the mouse utricle, but such damage was not evident until 4 days after the cisplatin exposure. In addition to killing hair cells, cisplatin treatment also disrupted the actin cytoskeleton in remaining supporting cells, and led to increased histone H2AX phosphorylation within the sensory epithelia. Finally, treatment with 10 µM cisplatin appeared to have direct toxic effects on resident stem cells in the mouse utricle. Exposure to cisplatin blocked the proliferation of isolated stem cells and prevented sphere formation when those cells were maintained in suspension culture. CONCLUSION The results suggest that inner ear stem cells may be injured during cisplatin ototoxicity, thus limiting their ability to mediate sensory repair.
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- Eric L Slattery
- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
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Ozgen H, Kahya N, de Jonge JC, Smith GS, Harauz G, Hoekstra D, Baron W. Regulation of cell proliferation by nucleocytoplasmic dynamics of postnatal and embryonic exon-II-containing MBP isoforms. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:517-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zustiak SP, Pubill S, Ribeiro A, Leach JB. Hydrolytically degradable poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel scaffolds as a cell delivery vehicle: characterization of PC12 cell response. Biotechnol Prog 2013; 29:1255-64. [PMID: 24474590 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The central nervous system (CNS) has a low intrinsic potential for regeneration following injury and disease, yet neural stem/progenitor cell (NPC) transplants show promise to provide a dynamic therapeutic in this complex tissue environment. Moreover, biomaterial scaffolds may improve the success of NPC-based therapeutics by promoting cell viability and guiding cell response. We hypothesized that a hydrogel scaffold could provide a temporary neurogenic environment that supports cell survival during encapsulation, and degrades completely in a temporally controlled manner to allow progression of dynamic cellular processes such as neurite extension. We utilized PC12 cells as a model cell line with an inducible neuronal phenotype to define key properties of hydrolytically degradable poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel scaffolds that impact cell viability and differentiation following release from the degraded hydrogel. Adhesive peptide ligands (RGDS, IKVAV, or YIGSR), were required to maintain cell viability during encapsulation; as compared to YIGSR, the RGDS, and IKVAV ligands were associated with a higher percentage of PC12 cells that differentiated to the neuronal phenotype following release from the hydrogel. Moreover, among the hydrogel properties examined (e.g., ligand type, concentration), total polymer density within the hydrogel had the most prominent effect on cell viability, with densities above 15% w/v leading to decreased cell viability likely due to a higher shear modulus. Thus, by identifying key properties of degradable hydrogels that affect cell viability and differentiation following release from the hydrogel, we lay the foundation for application of this system towards future applications of the scaffold as a neural cell delivery vehicle.
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- Silviya P Zustiak
- Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD, 21250
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Postnatal development, maturation and aging in the mouse cochlea and their effects on hair cell regeneration. Hear Res 2012; 297:68-83. [PMID: 23164734 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Revised: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
The organ of Corti in the mammalian inner ear is comprised of mechanosensory hair cells (HCs) and nonsensory supporting cells (SCs), both of which are believed to be terminally post-mitotic beyond late embryonic ages. Consequently, regeneration of HCs and SCs does not occur naturally in the adult mammalian cochlea, though recent evidence suggests that these cells may not be completely or irreversibly quiescent at earlier postnatal ages. Furthermore, regenerative processes can be induced by genetic and pharmacological manipulations, but, more and more reports suggest that regenerative potential declines as the organ of Corti continues to age. In numerous mammalian systems, such effects of aging on regenerative potential are well established. However, in the cochlea, the problem of regeneration has not been traditionally viewed as one of aging. This is an important consideration as current models are unable to elicit widespread regeneration or full recovery of function at adult ages yet regenerative therapies will need to be developed specifically for adult populations. Still, the advent of gene targeting and other genetic manipulations has established mice as critically important models for the study of cochlear development and HC regeneration and suggests that auditory HC regeneration in adult mammals may indeed be possible. Thus, this review will focus on the pursuit of regeneration in the postnatal and adult mouse cochlea and highlight processes that occur during postnatal development, maturation, and aging that could contribute to an age-related decline in regenerative potential. Second, we will draw upon the wealth of knowledge pertaining to age related senescence in tissues outside of the ear to synthesize new insights and potentially guide future research aimed at promoting HC regeneration in the adult cochlea.
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Lin J, Yan X, Wang C, Guo Z, Rolfs A, Luo J. Anatomical expression patterns of delta-protocadherins in developing chicken cochlea. J Anat 2012; 221:598-608. [PMID: 22998331 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01568.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The delta-protocadherin (δ-Pcdh) family of transmembrane proteins belongs to the cadherin superfamily, which is involved in embryogenesis mediated by a homophilic binding during the embryonic development. In the present study, expression patterns of eight members of the δ-Pcdh family were investigated in the developing chicken cochlea by in situ hybridization. Our results provide a dynamical profile to show that the δ-Pcdhs are expressed spatially and temporally in the developing chicken cochleae. The earliest onset of the δ-Pcdh expression begins in the otic vesicle from embryonic incubation day (E) 3. From E11 onwards, the individual δ-Pcdh is expressed in different cell types of the cochlea. Protocadherin-1 (Pcdh1) is mainly expressed by spindle-shaped cells and acoustic ganglion cells; Pcdh7 and Pcdh17 are strongly expressed by supporting cells, cuboidal cells, hyaline cells and acoustic ganglion cells, and Pcdh9 is prominently expressed by homogene cells and acoustic ganglion cells; Pcdh8 was found to be transcribed in hair cells, spindle-shaped cells and acoustic ganglion cells; Pcdh10 mRNA is restricted to spindle-shaped cells and acoustic ganglion cells at later stages. mRNAs of Pcdh1, Pcdh18 and Pcdh19 are also expressed in blood vessels of the cochlea. The expression of the different δ-Pcdhs suggests a functional role for them during cochlear development.
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- Juntang Lin
- Key Laboratory for medical tissue regeneration of Henan province, Xinxiang Medical University, China
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Ronaghi M, Nasr M, Heller S. Concise review: Inner ear stem cells--an oxymoron, but why? Stem Cells 2012; 30:69-74. [PMID: 22102534 DOI: 10.1002/stem.785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Hearing loss, caused by irreversible loss of cochlear sensory hair cells, affects millions of patients worldwide. In this concise review, we examine the conundrum of inner ear stem cells, which obviously are present in the inner ear sensory epithelia of nonmammalian vertebrates, giving these ears the ability to functionally recover even from repetitive ototoxic insults. Despite the inability of the mammalian inner ear to regenerate lost hair cells, there is evidence for cells with regenerative capacity because stem cells can be isolated from vestibular sensory epithelia and from the neonatal cochlea. Challenges and recent progress toward identification of the intrinsic and extrinsic signaling pathways that could be used to re-establish stemness in the mammalian organ of Corti are discussed.
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- Mohammad Ronaghi
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5739, USA
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Collado MS, Burns JC, Meyers JR, Corwin JT. Variations in shape-sensitive restriction points mirror differences in the regeneration capacities of avian and mammalian ears. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23861. [PMID: 21909368 PMCID: PMC3166124 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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When inner ear hair cells die, humans and other mammals experience permanent hearing and balance deficits, but non-mammalian vertebrates quickly recover these senses after epithelial supporting cells give rise to replacement hair cells. A postnatal decline in cellular plasticity appears to limit regeneration in mammalian balance organs, where declining proliferation responses are correlated with decreased spreading of supporting cells on artificial and native substrates. By culturing balance epithelia on substrates that differed in flexibility, we assessed spreading effects independent of age, showing a strong correlation between shape change and supporting cell proliferation. Then we made excision wounds in utricles cultured from young and old chickens and mice and compared quantified levels of spreading and proliferation. In utricles from young mice, and both young and old chickens, wounds re-epithelialized in <24 hours, while those in utricles from mature mice took three times longer. More cells changed shape in the fastest healing wounds, which accounted for some differences in the levels of proliferation, but inter-species and age-related differences in shape-sensitive restriction points, i.e., the cellular thresholds for shape changes that promote S-phase, were evident and may be particularly influential in the responses to hair cell losses in vivo.
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- Maria Sol Collado
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America.
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Desforges B, Savarin P, Bounedjah O, Delga S, Hamon L, Curmi PA, Pastré D. Gap junctions favor normal rat kidney epithelial cell adaptation to chronic hypertonicity. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 301:C705-16. [PMID: 21677260 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00128.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Upon hypertonic stress most often resulting from high salinity, cells need to balance their osmotic pressure by accumulating neutral osmolytes called compatible osmolytes like betaine, myo-inositol, and taurine. However, the massive uptake of compatible osmolytes is a slow process compared with other defense mechanisms related to oxidative or heat stress. This is especially critical for cycling cells as they have to double their volume while keeping a hospitable intracellular environment for the molecular machineries. Here we propose that clustered cells can accelerate the supply of compatible osmolytes to cycling cells via the transit, mediated by gap junctions, of compatible osmolytes from arrested to cycling cells. Both experimental results in epithelial normal rat kidney cells and theoretical estimations show that gap junctions indeed play a key role in cell adaptation to chronic hypertonicity. These results can provide basis for a better understanding of the functions of gap junctions in osmoregulation not only for the kidney but also for many other epithelia. In addition to this, we suggest that cancer cells that do not communicate via gap junctions poorly cope with hypertonic environments thus explaining the rare occurrence of cancer coming from the kidney medulla.
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- Bénédicte Desforges
- Laboratoire Structure-Activité des Biomolécules Normales et Pathologiques, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U, Université Evry-Val d’Essonne, France
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Warchol ME. Sensory regeneration in the vertebrate inner ear: Differences at the levels of cells and species. Hear Res 2011; 273:72-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Revised: 05/03/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Yan X, Lin J, Wang H, Markus A, Wree A, Rolfs A, Luo J. Regional expression of the ADAMs in developing chicken cochlea. Dev Dyn 2010; 239:2256-65. [PMID: 20658692 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The expression patterns of five members of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) family including ADAM9, ADAM10, ADAM17, ADAM22, and ADAM23 were analyzed in different anatomical structures of the developing chicken cochlea by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Results show that ADAM9, ADAM10, and ADAM17 are widely expressed in the sensory epithelium of the basilar papilla, by homogene cells, spindle-shaped cells, and acoustic ganglion cells, and in the tegmentum vasculosum, each with a different pattern. ADAM22 expression is restricted to spindle-shaped cells and acoustic ganglion cells, while ADAM23 is prominently expressed by hair cells and acoustic ganglion cells. Furthermore, ADAM10 protein is coexpressed with several members of the classic cadherins, including cadherin-7, N-cadherin, and R-cadherin in distinct anatomical regions of the cochlea except for acoustic ganglion cells. The expression of the ADAMs in the developing cochlea suggests a contribution of the ADAMs to the development of distinct cochlear structures.
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- Xin Yan
- Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, School of Medicine, University of Rostock, D-18147 Rostock, Germany
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Alvarado DM, Veile R, Speck J, Warchol M, Lovett M. Downstream targets of GATA3 in the vestibular sensory organs of the inner ear. Dev Dyn 2010; 238:3093-102. [PMID: 19924793 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Haploinsufficiency for the transcription factor GATA3 leads to hearing loss in humans. It is expressed throughout the auditory sensory epithelium (SE). In the vestibular organs, GATA3 is limited to the striola reversal zone of the utricle. Stereocilia orientation shifts 180 degrees at this region, which contains morphologically distinct type-I hair cells. The striola is conserved in all amniotes, its function is unknown, and GATA3 is the only known marker of the reversal zone. To identify downstream targets of GATA3 that might point to striolar function, we measured gene expression differences between striolar and extra-striolar SE. These were compared with profiles after GATA3 RNAi and GATA3 over-expression. We identified four genes (BMP2, FKHL18, LMO4, and MBNL2) that consistently varied with GATA3. Two of these (LMO4 and MBNL2) were shown to be direct targets of GATA3 by ChIP. Our results suggest that GATA3 impacts WNT signaling in this region of the sensory macula.
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- David M Alvarado
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Local cell metrics: a novel method for analysis of cell-cell interactions. BMC Bioinformatics 2009; 10:350. [PMID: 19852804 PMCID: PMC2944256 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-10-350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 10/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background The regulation of many cell functions is inherently linked to cell-cell contact interactions. However, effects of contact interactions among adherent cells can be difficult to detect with global summary statistics due to the localized nature and noise inherent to cell-cell interactions. The lack of informatics approaches specific for detecting cell-cell interactions is a limitation in the analysis of large sets of cell image data, including traditional and combinatorial or high-throughput studies. Here we introduce a novel histogram-based data analysis strategy, termed local cell metrics (LCMs), which addresses this shortcoming. Results The new LCM method is demonstrated via a study of contact inhibition of proliferation of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts. We describe how LCMs can be used to quantify the local environment of cells and how LCMs are decomposed mathematically into metrics specific to each cell type in a culture, e.g., differently-labelled cells in fluorescence imaging. Using this approach, a quantitative, probabilistic description of the contact inhibition effects in MC3T3-E1 cultures has been achieved. We also show how LCMs are related to the naïve Bayes model. Namely, LCMs are Bayes class-conditional probability functions, suggesting their use for data mining and classification. Conclusion LCMs are successful in robust detection of cell contact inhibition in situations where conventional global statistics fail to do so. The noise due to the random features of cell behavior was suppressed significantly as a result of the focus on local distances, providing sensitive detection of cell-cell contact effects. The methodology can be extended to any quantifiable feature that can be obtained from imaging of cell cultures or tissue samples, including optical, fluorescent, and confocal microscopy. This approach may prove useful in interpreting culture and histological data in fields where cell-cell interactions play a critical role in determining cell fate, e.g., cancer, developmental biology, and tissue regeneration.
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Epigenetic influences on sensory regeneration: histone deacetylases regulate supporting cell proliferation in the avian utricle. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2009; 10:341-53. [PMID: 19340485 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-009-0166-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Accepted: 02/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The sensory hair cells of the cochlea and vestibular organs are essential for normal hearing and balance function. The mammalian ear possesses a very limited ability to regenerate hair cells and their loss can lead to permanent sensory impairment. In contrast, hair cells in the avian ear are quickly regenerated after acoustic trauma or ototoxic injury. The very different regenerative abilities of the avian vs. mammalian ear can be attributed to differences in injury-evoked expression of genes that either promote or inhibit the production of new hair cells. Gene expression is regulated both by the binding of cis-regulatory molecules to promoter regions as well as through structural modifications of chromatin (e.g., methylation and acetylation). This study examined effects of histone deacetylases (HDACs), whose main function is to modify histone acetylation, on the regulation of regenerative proliferation in the chick utricle. Cultures of regenerating utricles and dissociated cells from the utricular sensory epithelia were treated with the HDAC inhibitors valproic acid, trichostatin A, sodium butyrate, and MS-275. All of these molecules prevent the enzymatic removal of acetyl groups from histones, thus maintaining nuclear chromatin in a "relaxed" (open) configuration. Treatment with all inhibitors resulted in comparable decreases in supporting cell proliferation. We also observed that treatment with the HDAC1-, 2-, and 3-specific inhibitor MS-275 was sufficient to reduce proliferation and that two class I HDACs--HDAC1 and HDAC2--were expressed in the sensory epithelium of the utricle. These results suggest that inhibition of specific type I HDACs is sufficient to prevent cell cycle entry in supporting cells. Notably, treatment with HDAC inhibitors did not affect the differentiation of replacement hair cells. We conclude that histone deacetylation is a positive regulator of regenerative proliferation but is not critical for avian hair cell differentiation.
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Schuck JB, Smith ME. Cell proliferation follows acoustically-induced hair cell bundle loss in the zebrafish saccule. Hear Res 2009; 253:67-76. [PMID: 19327392 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2009.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2007] [Revised: 03/11/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fishes are capable of regenerating sensory hair cells in the inner ear after acoustic trauma. However, a time course of auditory hair cell regeneration has not been established for zebrafish. Adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) were exposed to a 100 Hz pure tone at 179 dB re 1 microPa RMS for 36 h and then allowed to recover for 0-14 days before morphological analysis. Hair cell bundle loss and recovery were determined using phalloidin to visualize hair bundles. Cell proliferation was quantified through bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling. Immediately following sound exposure, zebrafish saccules exhibited significant hair bundle damage (e.g., splayed, broken, and missing stereocilia) and loss (i.e., missing bundles and lesions in the epithelia) in the caudal region. Hair bundle counts increased over the course of the experiment, reaching pre-treatment levels at 14 days post-sound exposure (dpse). Low levels of proliferation were observed in untreated controls, indicating that some cells of the zebrafish saccule are mitotically active in the absence of a damaging event. In sound-exposed fish, cell proliferation peaked two dpse in the caudal region, and to a lesser extent in the rostral region. This proliferation was followed by an increase in numbers of cuticular plates with rudimentary stereocilia and immature-like hair bundles at 7 and 14 dpse, suggesting that at least some of the saccular cell proliferation resulted in newly formed hair cells. This study establishes a time course of hair cell bundle regeneration in the zebrafish inner ear and demonstrates that cell proliferation is associated with the regenerative process.
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- Julie B Schuck
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology Center, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11080, Bowling Green, KY 42104-1080, USA
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Burns JC, Burns J, Christophel JJ, Collado MS, Magnus C, Carfrae M, Corwin JT. Reinforcement of cell junctions correlates with the absence of hair cell regeneration in mammals and its occurrence in birds. J Comp Neurol 2008; 511:396-414. [PMID: 18803241 DOI: 10.1002/cne.21849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Debilitating hearing and balance deficits often arise through damage to the inner ear's hair cells. For humans and other mammals, such deficits are permanent, but nonmammalian vertebrates can quickly recover hearing and balance through their innate capacity to regenerate hair cells. The biological basis for this difference has remained unknown, but recent investigations in wounded balance epithelia have shown that proliferation follows cellular spreading at sites of injury. As mammalian ears mature during the first weeks after birth, the capacity for spreading and proliferation declines sharply. In seeking the basis for those declines, we investigated the circumferential bands of F-actin that bracket the apical junctions between supporting cells in the gravity-sensitive utricle. We found that those bands grow much thicker as mice and humans mature postnatally, whereas their counterparts in chickens remain thin from hatching through adulthood. When we cultured utricular epithelia from chickens, we found that cellular spreading and proliferation both continued at high levels, even in the epithelia from adults. In contrast, the substantial reinforcement of the circumferential F-actin bands in mammals coincides with the steep declines in cell spreading and production established in earlier experiments. We propose that the presence of thin F-actin bands at the junctions between avian supporting cells may contribute to the lifelong persistence of their capacity for shape change, cell proliferation, and hair cell replacement and that the postnatal reinforcement of the F-actin bands in maturing humans and other mammals may have an important role in limiting hair cell regeneration.
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- Joseph C Burns
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
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Slater JH, Frey W. Nanopatterning of fibronectin and the influence of integrin clustering on endothelial cell spreading and proliferation. J Biomed Mater Res A 2008; 87:176-95. [PMID: 18085648 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Investigating stages of maturation of cellular adhesions to the extracellular matrix from the initial binding events to the formation of small focal complexes has been challenging because of the difficulty in fabricating the necessary nanopatterned substrates with controlled biochemical functionality. We present the fabrication and characterization of surfaces presenting fibronectin nanopatterns of controlled size and pitch that provide well-defined cellular adhesion sites against a nonadhesive polyethylene glycol background. The nanopatterned surfaces allow us to control the number of fibronectin proteins within each adhesion site from 9 to 250, thereby limiting the number of integrins involved in each cell-substrate adhesion. We demonstrate the presence of fibronectin on the nanoislands, while no protein was observed on the passivated background. We show that the cell adheres to the nanopatterns with adhesions that are much smaller and more evenly distributed than on a glass control. The nanopattern influences cellular proliferation only at longer times, but influences spreading at both early and later times, indicating adhesion size and adhesion density play a role in controlling cell adhesion and signaling. However, the overall density of fibronectin on all patterns is far lower than on homogeneously coated control surfaces, showing that the local density of adhesion ligands, not the average density, is the important parameter for cell proliferation and spreading.
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- John H Slater
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Nano and Molecular Science and Technology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0800, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Daudet N, Gibson R, Shang J, Bernard A, Lewis J, Stone J. Notch regulation of progenitor cell behavior in quiescent and regenerating auditory epithelium of mature birds. Dev Biol 2008; 326:86-100. [PMID: 19013445 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Revised: 10/23/2008] [Accepted: 10/24/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Unlike mammals, birds regenerate auditory hair cells (HCs) after injury. During regeneration, mature non-sensory supporting cells (SCs) leave quiescence and convert into HCs, through non-mitotic or mitotic mechanisms. During embryogenesis, Notch ligands from nascent HCs exert lateral inhibition, restricting HC production. Here, we examined whether Notch signaling (1) is needed in mature birds to maintain the HC/SC pattern in the undamaged auditory epithelium or (2) governs SC behavior once HCs are injured. We show that Notch pathway genes are transcribed in the mature undamaged epithelium, and after HC injury, their transcription is upregulated in the region of highest mitotic activity. In vitro treatment with DAPT, an inhibitor of Notch activity, had no effect on SCs in the undamaged epithelium. Following HC damage, DAPT had no direct effect on SC division. However, after damage, DAPT caused excessive regeneration of HCs at the expense of SCs, through both mitotic and non-mitotic mechanisms. Conversely, overexpression of activated Notch in SCs after damage caused them to maintain their phenotype and inhibited HC regeneration. Therefore, signaling through Notch is not required for SC quiescence in the healthy epithelium or to initiate HC regeneration after damage. Rather, Notch prevents SCs from regenerating excessive HCs after damage.
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- Nicolas Daudet
- Vertebrate Development Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, London, UK
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Gess B, Halfter H, Kleffner I, Monje P, Athauda G, Wood PM, Young P, Wanner IB. Inhibition of N-cadherin and beta-catenin function reduces axon-induced Schwann cell proliferation. J Neurosci Res 2008; 86:797-812. [PMID: 17941050 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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N-cadherin and beta-catenin are involved in cell adhesion and cell cycle in tumor cells and neural crest. Both are expressed at key stages of Schwann cell (SC) development, but little is known about their function in the SC lineage. We studied the role of these molecules in adult rat derived SC-embryonic dorsal root ganglion cocultures by using low-Ca(2+) conditions and specific blocking antibodies to interfere with N-cadherin function and by using small interfering RNA (siRNA) to decrease beta-catenin expression in both SC-neuron cocultures and adult rat-derived SC monocultures. N-cadherin blocking conditions decreased SC-axon association and reduced axon-induced SC proliferation. In SC monocultures, beta-catenin reduction diminished the proliferative response of SCs to the mitogen beta1-heregulin, and, in SC-DRG cocultures, beta-catenin reduction inhibited axon-contact-dependent SC proliferation. Stimulation of SC cultures with beta1-heregulin increased total beta-catenin protein amount, phosphorylation of GSK-3beta and beta-catenin presence in nuclear extracts. In conclusion, our findings suggest a previously unrecognized contribution of beta-catenin and N-cadherin to axon-induced SC proliferation.
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- Burkhard Gess
- Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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In this study, we demonstrate that eight classic cadherins are differentially expressed in distinct anatomical regions of the cochlea during late stages of chicken embryonic development. Cadherin-6B is expressed in hair cells and spindle-shaped cells, while cadherin-8 mRNA is found only in supporting cells. Cadherin-11 is widely expressed not only in mesenchymal cell around the cochlea, but also in supporting cells and homogene cells. N-cadherin is found in the sensory epithelium, the neurons of the acoustic ganglion and on their neurites that target the hair cells. Three closely related cadherins (cadherin-7, cadherin-19, and cadherin-20) are expressed in a partially complementary manner in spindle-shaped cells and acoustic ganglion cells. R-cadherin is observed in homogene cells, acoustic ganglion cells, and their projections to hair cells. The expression of classic cadherins in the developing cochlea suggests a role for cadherins in the development of the cochlea.
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- Jiankai Luo
- Institute of Anatomy I, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.
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Peptide- and collagen-based hydrogel substrates for in vitro culture of chick cochleae. Biomaterials 2007; 29:1028-42. [PMID: 18037163 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2007] [Accepted: 11/01/2007] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The overall goal of this work is to improve the culture of the auditory organ of birds for the dual use of developing a hair cell regeneration model and charting a pathway to the eventual replacement of the hearing organ. In doing so, we develop a protocol for removing the auditory organ from its basement membrane in the inner ear, attach the organ to a series of artificial basement membranes, and conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis of how cell morphology, viability and function change with time. Native matrix cultures, where the epithelium was floating in media with the basement membrane and accessory structures attached, were used as a basis of comparison. PuraMatrix, collagen I, collagen I/chondroitin-sulfate and Matrigel were chosen to encompass a diverse range of mechanical properties and macromolecule moieties. Surprisingly, we find that PuraMatrix outperformed the other matrices as a scaffold for sensory organ culture. PuraMatrix a self-assembled peptide hydrogel, is a biochemically specific culture substrate that contains none of the extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules and growth factors contained in the inner ear's basement membrane. Rheological measurements reveal that PuraMatrix may be a closer approximation to the stiffness of the soft tissue supporting the auditory organ. Cell density on the PuraMatrix substrate is comparable to that of the native matrix cultures, despite the absence of the basement membrane and accessory structures. Further studies show that PuraMatrix supports the culture of functional hair cells over a 72 h period, with a significant increase in the number of functional hair cells in comparison to the organ cultured without a matrix. This is the first example of adhesion of the adult auditory epithelium to a biomaterial for an extended period of time. With further optimization, this system will enable the performance of many novel biophysical and pharmacological studies involving hair cells and supporting cells.
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Hordichok AJ, Steyger PS. Closure of supporting cell scar formations requires dynamic actin mechanisms. Hear Res 2007; 232:1-19. [PMID: 17716843 PMCID: PMC2665176 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2007.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2007] [Revised: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In many vertebrate inner ear sensory epithelia, dying sensory hair cells are extruded, and the apices of surrounding supporting cells converge to re-seal the epithelial barrier between the electrochemically-distinct endolymph and perilymph. These cellular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Dynamic microtubular mechanisms have been proposed for hair cell extrusion; while contractile actomyosin-based mechanisms are required for cellular extrusion and closure in epithelial monolayers. The hypothesis that cytoskeletal mechanisms are required for hair cell extrusion and supporting cell scar formation was tested using bullfrog saccules incubated with gentamicin (6h), and allowed to recover (18h). Explants were then fixed, labeled for actin and cytokeratins, and viewed with confocal microscopy. To block dynamic cytoskeletal processes, disruption agents for microtubules (colchicine, paclitaxel) myosin (Y-27632, ML-9) or actin (cytochalasin D, latrunculin A) were added during treatment and recovery. Microtubule disruption agents had no effect on hair cell extrusion or supporting cell scar formation. Myosin disruption agents appeared to slow down scar formation but not hair cell extrusion. Actin disruption agents blocked scar formation, and largely prevented hair cell extrusion. These data suggest that actin-based cytoskeletal processes are required for hair cell extrusion and supporting cell scar formation in bullfrog saccules.
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- Andrew J Hordichok
- Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Hawkins RD, Bashiardes S, Powder KE, Sajan SA, Bhonagiri V, Alvarado DM, Speck J, Warchol ME, Lovett M. Large scale gene expression profiles of regenerating inner ear sensory epithelia. PLoS One 2007; 2:e525. [PMID: 17565378 PMCID: PMC1888727 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/23/2007] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Loss of inner ear sensory hair cells (HC) is a leading cause of human hearing loss and balance disorders. Unlike mammals, many lower vertebrates can regenerate these cells. We used cross-species microarrays to examine this process in the avian inner ear. Specifically, changes in expression of over 1700 transcription factor (TF) genes were investigated in hair cells of auditory and vestibular organs following treatment with two different damaging agents and regeneration in vitro. Multiple components of seven distinct known signaling pathways were clearly identifiable: TGFbeta, PAX, NOTCH, WNT, NFKappaB, INSULIN/IGF1 and AP1. Numerous components of apoptotic and cell cycle control pathways were differentially expressed, including p27(KIP) and TFs that regulate its expression. A comparison of expression trends across tissues and treatments revealed identical patterns of expression that occurred at identical times during regenerative proliferation. Network analysis of the patterns of gene expression in this large dataset also revealed the additional presence of many components (and possible network interactions) of estrogen receptor signaling, circadian rhythm genes and parts of the polycomb complex (among others). Equal numbers of differentially expressed genes were identified that have not yet been placed into any known pathway. Specific time points and tissues also exhibited interesting differences: For example, 45 zinc finger genes were specifically up-regulated at later stages of cochlear regeneration. These results are the first of their kind and should provide the starting point for more detailed investigations of the role of these many pathways in HC recovery, and for a description of their possible interactions.
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- R. David Hawkins
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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DUNCAN LUKEJ, MANGIARDI DOMINICA, MATSUI JONATHANI, ANDERSON JULIAK, McLAUGHLIN-WILLIAMSON KATE, COTANCHE DOUGLASA. Differential expression of unconventional myosins in apoptotic and regenerating chick hair cells confirms two regeneration mechanisms. J Comp Neurol 2007; 499:691-701. [PMID: 17048225 PMCID: PMC2426907 DOI: 10.1002/cne.21114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hair cells of the inner ear are damaged by intense noise, aging, and aminoglycoside antibiotics. Gentamicin causes oxidative damage to hair cells, inducing apoptosis. In mammals, hair cell loss results in a permanent deficit in hearing and balance. In contrast, avians can regenerate lost hair cells to restore auditory and vestibular function. This study examined the changes of myosin VI and myosin VIIa, two unconventional myosins that are critical for normal hair cell formation and function, during hair cell death and regeneration. During the late stages of apoptosis, damaged hair cells are ejected from the sensory epithelium. There was a 4-5-fold increase in the labeling intensity of both myosins and a redistribution of myosin VI into the stereocilia bundle, concurrent with ejection. Two separate mechanisms were observed during hair cell regeneration. Proliferating supporting cells began DNA synthesis 60 hours after gentamicin treatment and peaked at 72 hours postgentamicin treatment. Some of these mitotically produced cells began to differentiate into hair cells at 108 hours after gentamicin (36 hours after bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) administration), as demonstrated by the colabeling of myosin VI and BrdU. Myosin VIIa was not expressed in the new hair cells until 120 hours after gentamicin. Moreover, a population of supporting cells expressed myosin VI at 78 hours after gentamicin treatment and myosin VIIa at 90 hours. These cells did not label for BrdU and differentiated far too early to be of mitotic origin, suggesting they arose by direct transdifferentiation of supporting cells into hair cells.
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- LUKE J. DUNCAN
- Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular Hearing Research, Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular Hearing Research, Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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- Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular Hearing Research, Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular Hearing Research, Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular Hearing Research, Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular Hearing Research, Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Departments of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
- *Correspondence to: Douglas A. Cotanche, Children’s Hospital Boston, ORL Research, Enders 4th Fl., 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115. E-mail:
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Davies D, Magnus C, Corwin JT. Developmental changes in cell-extracellular matrix interactions limit proliferation in the mammalian inner ear. Eur J Neurosci 2007; 25:985-98. [PMID: 17331195 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05355.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hair cell losses can produce severe hearing and balance deficits in mammals and nonmammals alike, but nonmammals recover after epithelial supporting cells divide and give rise to replacement hair cells. Here, we describe cellular changes that appear to underlie the permanence of hair cell deficits in mammalian vestibular organs. In sensory epithelia isolated from the utricles of embryonic day 18 (E18) mice, supporting cells readily spread and proliferated, but spreading and proliferation were infrequent in supporting cells from postnatal day 6 (P6) mice. Cellular spreading and proliferation were dependent on alpha6 integrin, which disappeared from lateral cell membranes by P6 and colocalized with beta4 integrin near the basement membrane at both ages. In the many well-spread, proliferating E18 supporting cells, beta4 was localized at cell borders, but it was localized to hemidesmosome-like structures in the columnar, nondividing supporting cells that were prevalent in P6 cultures. We treated cultures with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) to activate protein kinase C (PKC) in an initial test of the possibility that maturational changes in supporting cell cytoskeletons or their anchorage might restrict the proliferation of these progenitor cells in the developing mammalian inner ear. That treatment triggered the disassembly of the hemidesmosome-like beta4 structures and resulted in significantly increased cellular spreading and S-phase entry in the P6 epithelia. The results suggest that maturational changes in cytoskeletal organization and anchorage restrict proliferation of mammalian supporting cells whose counterparts are the progenitors of replacement hair cells in nonmammals, thereby leaving mammals vulnerable to persistent sensory deficits caused by hair cell loss.
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- Dawn Davies
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
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Warchol ME, Speck JD. Expression of GATA3 and tenascin in the avian vestibular maculae: normative patterns and changes during sensory regeneration. J Comp Neurol 2007; 500:646-57. [PMID: 17154269 DOI: 10.1002/cne.21153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Sensory receptors in the vestibular organs of birds can regenerate after ototoxic injury. Notably, this regenerative process leads to the restoration of the correct patterning of hair cell phenotype and afferent innervation within the repaired sensory epithelium. The molecular signals that specify cell phenotype and regulate neuronal guidance during sensory regeneration are not known, but they are likely to be similar to the signals that direct these processes during embryonic development. The present study examined the recovery of hair cell phenotype during regeneration in the avian utricle, a vestibular organ that detects linear acceleration and head orientation. First, we show that Type I hair cells in the avian vestibular maculae are immunoreactive for the extracellular matrix molecule tenascin and that treatment with the ototoxic antibiotic streptomycin results in a nearly complete elimination of tenascin immunoreactivity. Cells that express tenascin begin to recover after about 2 weeks and are then contacted by calyx terminals of vestibular neurons. In addition, our previous work had shown that the zinc finger transcription factor GATA3 is uniquely expressed within the striolar reversal zone of the utricle (Hawkins et al. [2003] Hum Mol Genet 12:1261-1272), and we show here that this regionalized expression of GATA3 is maintained after severe hair cell lesions and after transplantation of the sensory epithelium onto a chemically defined substrate. In contrast, the expression of three other supporting cell markers--alpha- and beta-tectorin and SCA--is reduced following ototoxic injury. These observations suggest that GATA3 expression may maintain positional information in the maculae during sensory regeneration.
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- Mark E Warchol
- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Warchol ME. Characterization of supporting cell phenotype in the avian inner ear: implications for sensory regeneration. Hear Res 2006; 227:11-8. [PMID: 17081713 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2006] [Revised: 04/26/2006] [Accepted: 08/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The avian inner ear possesses a remarkable capacity for the regeneration of sensory receptors after acoustic trauma or ototoxicity. Most replacement hair cells are created by renewed cell division within the sensory epithelium, although some new hair cells may also arise through nonmitotic mechanisms. Current data indicate that epithelial supporting cells play an essential role in regeneration, by serving as progenitor cells. In order to become progenitors, however, supporting cells may need to undergo partial dedifferentiation. In this review, I describe molecules that are expressed by supporting cells in the avian ear. Although a number of these molecules are likely to be critical to the maintenance of the supporting cell phenotype, we presently know very little about phenotypic changes in supporting cells during the early phase of regeneration.
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- Mark E Warchol
- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Hawkins RD, Helms CA, Winston JB, Warchol ME, Lovett M. Applying genomics to the avian inner ear: Development of subtractive cDNA resources for exploring sensory function and hair cell regeneration. Genomics 2006; 87:801-8. [PMID: 16516437 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2005.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2005] [Revised: 12/16/2005] [Accepted: 12/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We applied a micro-cDNA-based subtraction method to identify genes expressed in the regenerating sensory epithelia (SE) of the chicken inner ear. Sensory hair cells in the avian utricle SE are in a constant state of turnover, where dying hair cells are replaced by new ones derived from supporting cells. In contrast, hair cells in the cochlea remain quiescent unless damaged. We used this difference to enrich for utricle-specific genes, using reiterative cDNA subtraction and demonstrate enrichment for utricle-specific sequences. A total of 1710 cDNA sequence reads revealed the presence of many cDNAs encoding known structural components of the SE (for example, Harmonin and beta-tectorin), proteins involved in cellular proliferation, such as P311, HIPK2, and SPALT1, among many others of unknown function. These libraries are the first of their kind and should prove useful for the discovery of candidate genes for hearing disorders, regenerative and apoptotic pathways, and novel chicken ESTs.
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- R David Hawkins
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 4566 Scott Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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van Ham M, Kemperman L, Wijers M, Fransen J, Hendriks W. Subcellular localization and differentiation-induced redistribution of the protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP-BL in Neuroblastoma cells. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2006; 25:1225-44. [PMID: 16388334 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-005-8500-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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1. In cells of epithelial origin the protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP-BL is predominantly localized at the apical membrane of polarized cells. This large submembranous multidomain PTP is also expressed in cells of neuronal origin. We studied the localization of PTP-BL in mouse neuroblastoma cells utilizing EGFP-tagged versions of the protein. 2. In proliferating Neuro-2a cells, immunofluorescence and immuno-electron microscopy revealed a submembranous FERM domain-dependent localization at cell-cell boundaries for EGFP-PTP-BL. Additionally, significant amounts of EGFP-PTP-BL are located in the cytoplasm as well as in nuclei. Upon serum depletion-induced differentiation of Neuro-2a cells, a partial shift of EGFP-PTP-BL from a cortical localization to cytoskeleton-like F-actin-positive structures is observed. Parallel biochemical studies corroborate this finding and reveal a serum depletion-induced shift of EFGP-PTP-BL from a membrane(-associated) fraction to an NP40-soluble cytoskeletal fraction. 3. Different pools of PTP-BL-containing protein complexes can be discerned in neuronal cells, reflecting distinct molecular microenvironments in which PTP-BL may exert its function.
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- Marco van Ham
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Cellular Signalling, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radbound University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Matsui JI, Gale JE, Warchol ME. Critical signaling events during the aminoglycoside-induced death of sensory hair cells in vitro. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 61:250-66. [PMID: 15389694 DOI: 10.1002/neu.20054] [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] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sensory hair cells undergo apoptosis following exposure to aminoglycoside antibiotics. In neurons, apoptosis is associated with a transient increase in intracellular Ca2+, phosphorylation of the transcription factor c-Jun, and the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into the cytosol, which along with other cofactors results in the activation of caspases. To examine the possible role of these events in the survival and death of the sensory receptors of the inner ear, we examined the effects of neomycin treatment on cytoplasmic calcium, activation of c-Jun-N-Terminal kinases (JNKs), cytochrome c release, and caspase-3 activation in cultured vestibular hair cells. Increased numbers of phospho-c-Jun-labeled hair cells (a downstream indicator of JNK activation) were observed at 3-12 h after neomycin treatment, whereas increased numbers of cells with cytoplasmic cytochrome c were observed at 12-18 h following the onset of neomycin treatment. This was followed by an increase in the number of cells that contained activated caspase-3 and displayed pyknotic nuclei. Treatment with the general caspase inhibitor BAF did not affect the release of cytochrome c and the number of p-c-Jun-labeled cells, but reduced the number of cells with activated caspase-3 and pyknotic nuclei. In contrast, treatment with CEP-11004, an indirect inhibitor of the JNK signaling pathway, promoted hair cell survival following neomycin treatment and reduced the number of cells with phosphorylated JNK and c-Jun, cytoplasmic cytochrome c, and activated caspase 3. These results suggest that JNK activation occurs upstream of the release of cytochrome c and that cytochrome c release precedes caspase activation. Cytochrome c release and JNK activation were also preceded by large changes in cytoplasmic calcium. Cytoplasmic calcium increases may be causally related to the release of cytochrome c, and may also be a potential pathway for activation of JNK in hair cells.
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- Jonathan I Matsui
- Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Program in Neurosciences, Washington University, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Kerstetter AE, Azodi E, Marrs JA, Liu Q. Cadherin-2 function in the cranial ganglia and lateral line system of developing zebrafish. Dev Dyn 2004; 230:137-43. [PMID: 15108318 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Cadherins are cell surface molecules that mediate cell-cell adhesion through homophilic interactions. Cadherin-2 (also called N-cadherin), a member of classic cadherin subfamily, has been shown to play important roles in development of a variety of tissues and organs, including the nervous system. We recently reported that cadherin-2 was strongly expressed by the majority of cranial ganglia and lateral line system of developing zebrafish. To gain insight into cadherin-2 role in the formation of these structures, we have used several markers to analyze zebrafish embryos injected with a specific cadherin-2 antisense morpholino oligonucleotide (cdh2MO). We find that development of several cranial ganglia, including the trigeminal, facial, and vagal ganglia, and the lateral line ganglia and neuromasts of the cdh2MO-injected embryos are severely disrupted. These phenotypes were confirmed by analyzing a cadherin-2 mutant, glass onion. Our results suggest that cadherin-2 function is crucial for the normal formation of the zebrafish lateral line system and a subset of cranial ganglia.
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- A E Kerstetter
- Department of Biology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3908, USA
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Roberson DW, Alosi JA, Cotanche DA. Direct transdifferentiation gives rise to the earliest new hair cells in regenerating avian auditory epithelium. J Neurosci Res 2004; 78:461-71. [PMID: 15372572 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The avian auditory epithelium is capable of complete regeneration after hair cell (HC) loss. Most new HCs arise via cell division, but approximately one-third of new HCs arise via direct transdifferentiation (DT), in which supporting cells (SCs) alter their phenotype without dividing. In this study, we used synchronous, gentamicin-induced near-total HC loss in the basal end of the epithelium and continuous infusion of the cell division marker bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) to identify the origin of each individual regenerating HC. Early new HCs were identified by immunolabeling for the HC-specific marker myosin-VIIa, and mitotic cells with BrdU immunolabeling. The first new HCs arising via DT appear 72-96 hr after gentamicin, 24-48 hr earlier than the first new mitotic HCs. After Day 6, however, most new HCs are mitotic. The "intermediate" morphology that has been suggested to be characteristic of DT is seen in HCs arising via both pathways. These findings suggest that DT is a simpler, more rapid process that produces the first new HCs, and that mitotic regeneration is somewhat slower but ultimately produces most new HCs. The identical morphology of regenerating HCs from both pathways suggests that once HC fate is established, all new HCs follow similar cellular processes during differentiation and reorganization into the regenerated epithelium.
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- David W Roberson
- Department of Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Galle J, Loeffler M, Drasdo D. Modeling the effect of deregulated proliferation and apoptosis on the growth dynamics of epithelial cell populations in vitro. Biophys J 2004; 88:62-75. [PMID: 15475585 PMCID: PMC1305039 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.041459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We present a three-dimensional individual cell-based, biophysical model to study the effect of normal and malfunctioning growth regulation and control on the spatial-temporal organization of growing cell populations in vitro. The model includes explicit representations of typical epithelial cell growth regulation and control mechanisms, namely 1), a cell-cell contact-mediated form of growth inhibition; 2), a cell-substrate contact-dependent cell-cycle arrest; and 3), a cell-substrate contact-dependent programmed cell death (anoikis). The model cells are characterized by experimentally accessible biomechanical and cell-biological parameters. First, we study by variation of these cell-specific parameters which of them affect the macroscopic morphology and growth kinetics of a cell population within the initial expanding phase. Second, we apply selective knockouts of growth regulation and control mechanisms to investigate how the different mechanisms collectively act together. Thereby our simulation studies cover the growth behavior of epithelial cell populations ranging from undifferentiated stem cell populations via transformed variants up to tumor cell lines in vitro. We find that the cell-specific parameters, and in particular the strength of the cell-substrate anchorage, have a significant impact on the population morphology. Furthermore, they control the efficacy of the growth regulation and control mechanisms, and consequently tune the transition from controlled to uncontrolled growth that is induced by the failures of these mechanisms. Interestingly, however, we find the qualitative and quantitative growth kinetics to be remarkably robust against variations of cell-specific parameters. We compare our simulation results with experimental findings on a number of epithelial and tumor cell populations and suggest in vitro experiments to test our model predictions.
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- Jörg Galle
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig, Germany; and Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig, Germany; and Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig, Germany; and Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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Johnston AM, Naselli G, Niwa H, Brodnicki T, Harrison LC, Góñez LJ. Harp (harmonin-interacting, ankyrin repeat-containing protein), a novel protein that interacts with harmonin in epithelial tissues. Genes Cells 2004; 9:967-82. [PMID: 15461667 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2004.00776.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mutations in the triple PDZ domain-containing protein harmonin have been identified as the cause of Usher deafness syndrome type 1C. Independently, we identified harmonin in a screen for genes expressed in pancreatic beta cells. Using a yeast two-hybrid assay, we show that the first PDZ domain of harmonin interacts with a novel protein, designated harp for harmonin-interacting, ankyrin repeat-containing protein. This interaction was confirmed in an over-expression system and in mammalian cells, and shown to be mediated by the three C-terminal amino acids of harp. Harp is expressed in many of the same epithelia as harmonin and co-localization of native harp and harmonin was demonstrated by confocal microscopy in pancreatic duct epithelium and in a pancreatic beta-cell line. Harp, predicted molecular mass 48 kDa, has a domain structure which includes three ankyrin repeats and a sterile alpha motif. Human harp maps to chromosome 16, and its mouse homologue to chromosome 7. Sequences with similarity to harp include the sans gene, mutations of which are responsible for deafness in the Jackson shaker 2 (js) mutant mouse and in human Usher syndrome type 1G. The functional domain structures of harp and harmonin, their interaction under native conditions and their co-localization suggest they constitute a scaffolding complex to facilitate signal transduction in epithelia.
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- Anne M Johnston
- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Takebayashi S, Nakagawa T, Kojima K, Kim TS, Kita T, Dong Y, Endo T, Iguchi F, Naito Y, Omori K, Ito J. Expression of beta-catenin in developing auditory epithelia of mice. Acta Otolaryngol 2004:18-21. [PMID: 15078071 DOI: 10.1080/03655230310016753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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This study investigated the role of beta-catenin in the development of mouse auditory epithelia. Inner ears obtained from embryonic and newborn mice were used. Expression of beta-catenin was examined together with the expression of Ki-67, a marker for proliferating cells, or myosin VIIa, a marker for differentiated hair cells. In the early phase of development, intense expression of beta-catenin was found in auditory epithelia in which a number of Ki-67-positive cells were identified. Together with a decrease in proliferating cells, the intensity and area of beta-catenin expression were reduced. In addition, during differentiation and maturation of hair cells, the area of beta-catenin expression was further limited. These findings suggest that patterns of expression of beta-catenin are closely linked with the status of auditory epithelia development.
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- Shinji Takebayashi
- Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kim TS, Nakagawa T, Lee JE, Fujino K, Iguchi F, Endo T, Naito Y, Omori K, Lefebvre PP, Ito J. Induction of cell proliferation and beta-catenin expression in rat utricles in vitro. Acta Otolaryngol 2004:22-5. [PMID: 15078072 DOI: 10.1080/03655230310016672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Limited regenerative response occurs in mammalian vestibular epithelia, although vestibular hair cell regeneration in mammals has been demonstrated under a variety of experimental conditions. Beta-catenin is known to play an important role in both cell-cell adhesion and signal transduction associated with cell proliferation. This study evaluated cell proliferation activity in mammalian vestibular epithelia in organotypic culture and examined the involvement of beta-catenin in cell proliferation in vestibular epithelia. After 72 h of culture, utricles with or without induction of cell proliferation were examined. Cell proliferation was induced by brief exposure to forskolin and supplementation with fetal bovine serum. Cell proliferation activity was assessed by bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling. Immunohistochemistry was employed for analysis of cellular distribution of beta-catenin. In utricles cultured without induction of cell proliferation. BrdU labeling was not found in vestibular epithelia. Expression of beta-catenin was found in the area corresponding to the distribution of adherens junctions in vestibular epithelia. However, BrdU labeling was identified in sensory epithelia of utricles following induction of cell proliferation, although the number of BrdU-positive cells in sensory epithelia was very limited. Accumulation of beta-catenin was occasionally found in proliferating cells in sensory epithelia; however, it was not always found in BrdU-positive cells. The present findings suggest that beta-catenin may play a role in the induction of cell proliferation in mammal vestibular epithelia.
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- Tae-Soo Kim
- Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Lesage F, Hibino H, Hudspeth AJ. Association of beta-catenin with the alpha-subunit of neuronal large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 101:671-5. [PMID: 14701909 PMCID: PMC327206 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0307681100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The association of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels with voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels at the presynaptic active zones of hair cells, photoreceptors, and neurons contributes to rapid repolarization of the membrane after excitation. Ca(2+) channels have been shown to bind to a large set of synaptic proteins, but the proteins interacting with Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels remain unknown. Here, we report that the large-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel of the chicken's cochlear hair cell interacts with beta-catenin. Yeast two-hybrid assays identified the S10 region of the K(+) channel's alpha-subunit and the ninth armadillo repeat and carboxyl terminus of beta-catenin as necessary for the interaction. An antiserum directed against the alpha-subunit specifically coprecipitated beta-catenin from brain synaptic proteins. beta-Catenin is known to associate with the synaptic protein Lin7/Velis/MALS, whose interaction partner Lin2/CASK also binds voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. beta-Catenin may therefore provide a physical link between the two types of channels at the presynaptic active zone.
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- F Lesage
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Uglow EB, Slater S, Sala-Newby GB, Aguilera-Garcia CM, Angelini GD, Newby AC, George SJ. Dismantling of cadherin-mediated cell-cell contacts modulates smooth muscle cell proliferation. Circ Res 2003; 92:1314-21. [PMID: 12775583 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000079027.44309.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contributes to intimal thickening during atherosclerosis and restenosis. The cadherins are transmembrane proteins, which form cell-cell contacts and may regulate VSMC proliferation. In this study, N-cadherin protein concentration was significantly reduced by stimulation of proliferation with fetal calf serum (FCS) and platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) in human saphenous vein VSMCs. Furthermore, overexpression of a truncated N-cadherin, which acts as a dominant-negative increased VSMC proliferation. The amount of an extracellular fragment of N-cadherin (approximately 90 kDa) in the media after 24 hours was increased by 12-fold by FCS and 11-fold by PDGF-BB, suggesting that N-cadherin levels are regulated by proteolytic shedding. Incubation with a synthetic metalloproteinase inhibitor or adenoviral overexpression of the endogenous tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) demonstrated that metalloproteinase activity was responsible in part for this proteolysis. Although total levels of beta-catenin protein were not affected, beta-catenin was translocated to the nucleus after stimulation with FCS and PDGF-BB. Our data indicates cadherin-mediated cell-cell contacts modulate proliferation in VSMCs. Furthermore, disruption of N-cadherin cell-cell contacts mediated in part by metalloproteinase activity occurs during VSMC proliferation, releasing beta-catenin and possibly inducing beta-catenin-mediated intracellular signaling.
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- Elizabeth B Uglow
- Bristol Heart Institute, Level 7, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK
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Kelley MW. Cell adhesion molecules during inner ear and hair cell development, including notch and its ligands. Curr Top Dev Biol 2003; 57:321-56. [PMID: 14674486 DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2153(03)57011-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cellular adhesion plays a key role in a number of unique developmental events, including proliferation, cell fate, morphogenesis, neurite outgrowth, fasciculation, and synaptogensis. The number of families of molecules that can mediate cell adhesion and the number of members of each of those families has continued to increase over time. Moreover, the potential for the formation of different pairs of heterodimers with different binding specificities, and for both homo- and hetero-dimeric interactions suggest that a vast number of specific signaling events can be mediated through the expression of different combinations of adhesion factors at different developmental time points. By comparison with the number of known adhesion molecules and their potential effects, our understanding of the role of adhesion in ear development is extremely limited. The patterns of expression for some adhesion molecules have been determined for some aspects of inner ear development. Similarly, with a few exceptions, functional data to indicate the roles of these adhesion molecules are also lacking. However, a consideration of even the limited existing data must lead to the conclusion that adhesion molecules play key roles in all aspects of the development of the auditory system. Unique expression domains for different groups of adhesion molecules within the developing otocyst and ear strongly suggest a role in the determination of different cellular domains. Similarly, the specific expression of adhesion molecules on developing neurites and their target hair cells, suggests a key role for adhesion in the establishment of neuronal connections and possible the development of tonotopy. Finally, the recent demonstration that Cdh23 and Pcdh15 play specific roles in the formation of the hair cell stereociliary bundle provides compelling evidence for the importance of adhesion molecules in the development of stereocilia. With the imminent completion of the mouse genome, it seems likely that the number of adhesion molecules can soon be fixed and that it will then be possible to generate a more comprehensive map of expression of these molecules within the developing inner ear. At the same time, the generation of new transgenic and molecular technologies promises to provide researchers with new tools to examine the specific effects of different adhesion molecules during inner ear development.
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- Matthew W Kelley
- Section on Developmental Neuroscience, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
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- Allen F Ryan
- Department of Surgery/Otolaryngology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Hackett L, Davies D, Helyer R, Kennedy H, Kros C, Lawlor P, Rivolta MN, Holley M. E-cadherin and the differentiation of mammalian vestibular hair cells. Exp Cell Res 2002; 278:19-30. [PMID: 12126954 DOI: 10.1006/excr.2002.5574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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E-cadherin is expressed in vestibular, mechanosensory epithelia during early embryonic development. During late embryonic and neonatal stages it is expressed in supporting cells but down-regulated in differentiating sensory hair cells. We used a conditionally immortal cell line (UB/UE-1) from the neonatal mouse utricle to test the hypothesis that constitutive expression of E-cadherin inhibits the progression of hair cell differentiation. Under differentiating culture conditions, transfected E-cadherin inhibited expression of the cytoskeletal protein myosin VIIa and functional expression of both acetylcholine receptors and potassium channels, which are normally expressed by neonatal hair cells. However, it had no effect on the expression of the transcription factor Brn3c or the cytoskeletal protein fimbrin, which are also expressed by neonatal hair cells. The number of adherens junctions increased significantly under differentiating conditions but there was no detectable change in formation of tight junctions or gap junctions. However, E-cadherin expression led to density-dependent cell death under differentiating conditions. We have shown that E-cadherin is expressed in vestibular supporting cells, which form the basis of the sensory epithelium, but that constitutive expression inhibits the full differentiation of hair cells. Down-regulation of E-cadherin is thus likely to be a key element in the regeneration of hair cells.
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- Lucy Hackett
- Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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Witte MC, Montcouquiol M, Corwin JT. Regeneration in avian hair cell epithelia: identification of intracellular signals required for S-phase entry. Eur J Neurosci 2001; 14:829-38. [PMID: 11576187 DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816x.2001.01695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Balance epithelia in birds closely resemble their mammalian counterparts, but their cells turnover rapidly and they quickly regenerate hair cells, leading to functional recovery from damage that would be permanent for a mammal. We isolated and cultured sheets of the chicken's utricular epithelium in bromo-deoxyuridine and specific inhibitors of different intracellular signalling pathways to identify signals that influence turnover and regeneration. Synthesis (S-phase) entry was effectively blocked by inhibition of PI3-K, TOR or MAPK, and significantly decreased by inhibitors of PKC. Comparisons indicate that activated PI3-K and TOR are required for S-phase entry in both avian and mammalian balance epithelia, but activation of the MAPK pathway appears to have a more significant role in avian utricles than in mammals. The dissimilarities in the requirements for these signalling pathways do not appear sufficient to explain the marked difference in regenerative capacity between the ears of birds and mammals.
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Affiliation(s)
- M C Witte
- Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, HSC Box 396, Cobb Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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