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Dulon D, de Monvel JB, Plion B, Mallet A, Petit C, Condamine S, Bouleau Y, Safieddine S. A free intravesicular C-terminal of otoferlin is essential for synaptic vesicle docking and fusion at auditory inner hair cell ribbon synapses. Prog Neurobiol 2024; 240:102658. [PMID: 39103114 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2024.102658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 07/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
Abstract
Our understanding of how otoferlin, the major calcium sensor in inner hair cells (IHCs) synaptic transmission, contributes to the overall dynamics of synaptic vesicle (SV) trafficking remains limited. To address this question, we generated a knock-in mouse model expressing an otoferlin-GFP protein, where GFP was fused to its C-terminal transmembrane domain. Similar to the wild type protein, the GFP-tagged otoferlin showed normal expression and was associated with IHC SV. Surprisingly, while the heterozygote Otof+/GFP mice exhibited a normal hearing function, homozygote OtofGFP/GFP mice were profoundly deaf attributed to severe reduction in SV exocytosis. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching revealed a markedly increased mobile fraction of the otof-GFP-associated SV in Otof GFP/GFP IHCs. Correspondingly, 3D-electron tomographic of the ribbon synapses indicated a reduced density of SV attached to the ribbon active zone. Collectively, these results indicate that otoferlin requires a free intravesicular C-terminal end for normal SV docking and fusion.
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- Didier Dulon
- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm U06, Institut de l'Audition, Paris, France; Bordeaux Neurocampus, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux 33076, France.
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm U06, Institut de l'Audition, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm U06, Institut de l'Audition, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm U06, Institut de l'Audition, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm U06, Institut de l'Audition, Paris, France; Bordeaux Neurocampus, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux 33076, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm U06, Institut de l'Audition, Paris, France; Bordeaux Neurocampus, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux 33076, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm U06, Institut de l'Audition, Paris, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France.
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Cepeda AP, Ninov M, Neef J, Parfentev I, Kusch K, Reisinger E, Jahn R, Moser T, Urlaub H. Proteomic Analysis Reveals the Composition of Glutamatergic Organelles of Auditory Inner Hair Cells. Mol Cell Proteomics 2024; 23:100704. [PMID: 38128648 PMCID: PMC10832297 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
In the ear, inner hair cells (IHCs) employ sophisticated glutamatergic ribbon synapses with afferent neurons to transmit auditory information to the brain. The presynaptic machinery responsible for neurotransmitter release in IHC synapses includes proteins such as the multi-C2-domain protein otoferlin and the vesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGluT3). Yet, much of this likely unique molecular machinery remains to be deciphered. The scarcity of material has so far hampered biochemical studies which require large amounts of purified samples. We developed a subcellular fractionation workflow combined with immunoisolation of VGluT3-containing membrane vesicles, allowing for the enrichment of glutamatergic organelles that are likely dominated by synaptic vesicles (SVs) of IHCs. We have characterized their protein composition in mice before and after hearing onset using mass spectrometry and confocal imaging and provide a fully annotated proteome with hitherto unidentified proteins. Despite the prevalence of IHC marker proteins across IHC maturation, the profiles of trafficking proteins differed markedly before and after hearing onset. Among the proteins enriched after hearing onset were VAMP-7, syntaxin-7, syntaxin-8, syntaxin-12/13, SCAMP1, V-ATPase, SV2, and PKCα. Our study provides an inventory of the machinery associated with synaptic vesicle-mediated trafficking and presynaptic activity at IHC ribbon synapses and serves as a foundation for future functional studies.
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- Andreia P Cepeda
- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany; Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; Auditory Neuroscience & Synaptic Nanophysiology Group Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Functional Auditory Genomics Group, Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Gene Therapy for Hearing Impairment and Deafness, Department for Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; Auditory Neuroscience & Synaptic Nanophysiology Group Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany; Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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Li H, Xia X, Cheng S, Zang J, Wang Z, Du M. Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) ferritin relieves lead-induced liver oxidative damage via regulating the mitophagy. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126965. [PMID: 37729985 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Lead can induce oxidative stress and increase lipid peroxidation in biofilms, leading to liver damage and physiological dysfunction. This study aimed to investigate how oyster ferritin (GF1) attenuates lead-induced oxidative damage to the liver in vitro and in vivo. Animal experiments have confirmed that lead exposure can lead to oxidative damage and lipid peroxidation of the liver, and ferritin can regulate the activity of antioxidant enzymes and alleviate pathological changes in the liver. At the same time, oyster ferritin can regulate the expression of oxidative stress-related genes and reduce the expression of inflammasome-related genes. In addition, lead can induce apoptosis and mitophagy, leading to overproduction of reactive oxygen species and cell death, which can be effectively alleviated by oyster ferritin. Overall, this study provides a theoretical foundation for the use of oyster ferritin as a means of mitigating and preventing lead-induced damage.
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- Han Li
- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
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Leclère JC, Dulon D. Otoferlin as a multirole Ca 2+ signaling protein: from inner ear synapses to cancer pathways. Front Cell Neurosci 2023; 17:1197611. [PMID: 37538852 PMCID: PMC10394277 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1197611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Humans have six members of the ferlin protein family: dysferlin, myoferlin, otoferlin, fer1L4, fer1L5, and fer1L6. These proteins share common features such as multiple Ca2+-binding C2 domains, FerA domains, and membrane anchoring through their single C-terminal transmembrane domain, and are believed to play a key role in calcium-triggered membrane fusion and vesicle trafficking. Otoferlin plays a crucial role in hearing and vestibular function. In this review, we will discuss how we see otoferlin working as a Ca2+-dependent mechanical sensor regulating synaptic vesicle fusion at the hair cell ribbon synapses. Although otoferlin is also present in the central nervous system, particularly in the cortex and amygdala, its role in brain tissues remains unknown. Mutations in the OTOF gene cause one of the most frequent genetic forms of congenital deafness, DFNB9. These mutations produce severe to profound hearing loss due to a defect in synaptic excitatory glutamatergic transmission between the inner hair cells and the nerve fibers of the auditory nerve. Gene therapy protocols that allow normal rescue expression of otoferlin in hair cells have just started and are currently in pre-clinical phase. In parallel, studies have linked ferlins to cancer through their effect on cell signaling and development, allowing tumors to form and cancer cells to adapt to a hostile environment. Modulation by mechanical forces and Ca2+ signaling are key determinants of the metastatic process. Although ferlins importance in cancer has not been extensively studied, data show that otoferlin expression is significantly associated with survival in specific cancer types, including clear cell and papillary cell renal carcinoma, and urothelial bladder cancer. These findings indicate a role for otoferlin in the carcinogenesis of these tumors, which requires further investigation to confirm and understand its exact role, particularly as it varies by tumor site. Targeting this protein may lead to new cancer therapies.
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- Jean-Christophe Leclère
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Brest University Hospital, Brest, France
- Laboratory of Neurophysiologie de la Synapse Auditive, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratory of Neurophysiologie de la Synapse Auditive, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- Institut de l’Audition, Institut Pasteur & INSERM UA06, Paris, France
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Dominguez MJ, McCord JJ, Sutton RB. Redefining the architecture of ferlin proteins: Insights into multi-domain protein structure and function. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0270188. [PMID: 35901179 PMCID: PMC9333456 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Ferlins are complex, multi-domain proteins, involved in membrane trafficking, membrane repair, and exocytosis. The large size of ferlin proteins and the lack of consensus regarding domain boundaries have slowed progress in understanding molecular-level details of ferlin protein structure and function. However, in silico protein folding techniques have significantly enhanced our understanding of the complex ferlin family domain structure. We used RoseTTAFold to assemble full-length models for the six human ferlin proteins (dysferlin, myoferlin, otoferlin, Fer1L4, Fer1L5, and Fer1L6). Our full-length ferlin models were used to obtain objective domain boundaries, and these boundaries were supported by AlphaFold2 predictions. Despite the differences in amino acid sequence between the ferlin proteins, the domain ranges and distinct subdomains in the ferlin domains are remarkably consistent. Further, the RoseTTAFold/AlphaFold2 in silico boundary predictions allowed us to describe and characterize a previously unknown C2 domain, ubiquitous in all human ferlins, which we refer to as C2-FerA. At present, the ferlin domain-domain interactions implied by the full-length in silico models are predicted to have a low accuracy; however, the use of RoseTTAFold and AlphaFold2 as a domain finder has proven to be a powerful research tool for understanding ferlin structure.
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- Matthew J. Dominguez
- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States of America
- Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States of America
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Kim GS, Wang T, Sayyid ZN, Fuhriman J, Jones SM, Cheng AG. Repair of surviving hair cells in the damaged mouse utricle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2116973119. [PMID: 35380897 PMCID: PMC9169652 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2116973119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Sensory hair cells (HCs) in the utricle are mechanoreceptors required to detect linear acceleration. After damage, the mammalian utricle partially restores the HC population and organ function, although regenerated HCs are primarily type II and immature. Whether native, surviving HCs can repair and contribute to this recovery is unclear. Here, we generated the Pou4f3DTR/+; Atoh1CreERTM/+; Rosa26RtdTomato/+ mouse to fate map HCs prior to ablation. After HC ablation, vestibular evoked potentials were abolished in all animals, with ∼57% later recovering responses. Relative to nonrecovery mice, recovery animals harbored more Atoh1-tdTomato+ surviving HCs. In both groups, surviving HCs displayed markers of both type I and type II subtypes and afferent synapses, despite distorted lamination and morphology. Surviving type II HCs remained innervated in both groups, whereas surviving type I HCs first lacked and later regained calyces in the recovery, but not the nonrecovery, group. Finally, surviving HCs initially displayed immature and subsequently mature-appearing bundles in the recovery group. These results demonstrate that surviving HCs are capable of self-repair and may contribute to the recovery of vestibular function.
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- Grace S. Kim
- Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583
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- Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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Neurotoxic Effects of Neonicotinoids on Mammals: What Is There beyond the Activation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors?-A Systematic Review. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168413. [PMID: 34445117 PMCID: PMC8395098 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides that exert their effect through a specific action on neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). The success of these insecticides is due to this mechanism of action, since they act as potent agonists of insect nAChRs, presenting low affinity for vertebrate nAChRs, which reduces potential toxic risk and increases safety for non-target species. However, although neonicotinoids are considered safe, their presence in the environment could increase the risk of exposure and toxicity. On the other hand, although neonicotinoids have low affinity for mammalian nAChRs, the large quantity, variety, and ubiquity of these receptors, combined with its diversity of functions, raises the question of what effects these insecticides can produce in non-target species. In the present systematic review, we investigate the available evidence on the biochemical and behavioral effects of neonicotinoids on the mammalian nervous system. In general, exposure to neonicotinoids at an early age alters the correct neuronal development, with decreases in neurogenesis and alterations in migration, and induces neuroinflammation. In adulthood, neonicotinoids induce neurobehavioral toxicity, these effects being associated with their modulating action on nAChRs, with consequent neurochemical alterations. These alterations include decreased expression of nAChRs, modifications in acetylcholinesterase activity, and significant changes in the function of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system. All these effects can lead to the activation of a series of intracellular signaling pathways that generate oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and, finally, neuronal death. Neonicotinoid-induced changes in nAChR function could be responsible for most of the effects observed in the different studies.
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Stalmann U, Franke AJ, Al-Moyed H, Strenzke N, Reisinger E. Otoferlin Is Required for Proper Synapse Maturation and for Maintenance of Inner and Outer Hair Cells in Mouse Models for DFNB9. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:677543. [PMID: 34335185 PMCID: PMC8316924 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.677543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Deficiency of otoferlin causes profound prelingual deafness in humans and animal models. Here, we closely analyzed developmental deficits and degenerative mechanisms in Otof knock-out (Otof–/–) mice over the course of 48 weeks. We found otoferlin to be required for proper synapse development in the immature rodent cochlea: In absence of otoferlin, synaptic pruning was delayed, and postsynaptic boutons appeared enlarged at 2 weeks of age. At postnatal day 14 (P14), we found on average ∼15 synapses per inner hair cell (IHC) in Otof–/– cochleae as well as in wild-type controls. Further on, the number of synapses in Otof–/– IHCs was reduced to ∼7 at 8 weeks of age and to ∼6 at 48 weeks of age. In the same period, the number of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) declined in Otof–/– animals. Importantly, we found an age-progressive loss of IHCs to an overall number of 75% of wildtype IHCs. The IHC loss more prominently but not exclusively affected the basal aspects of the cochlea. For outer hair cells (OHCs), we observed slightly accelerated age-dependent degeneration from base to apex. This was associated with a progressive decay in DPOAE amplitudes for high frequency stimuli, which could first be observed at the age of 24 weeks in Otof–/– mice. Our data will help to plan and predict the outcome of a gene therapy applied at various ages of DFNB9 patients.
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- Ursula Stalmann
- Auditory Systems Physiology Group, Department of Otolaryngology and Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, SFB 889 project A06, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Auditory Systems Physiology Group, Department of Otolaryngology and Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, SFB 889 project A06, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Cochlear Neurotransmission Group, Department of Otolaryngology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Auditory Systems Physiology Group, Department of Otolaryngology and Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, SFB 889 project A06, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Cochlear Neurotransmission Group, Department of Otolaryngology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Gene Therapy for Hearing Impairment Group, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tübingen Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany
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Payne SA, Joens MS, Chung H, Skigen N, Frank A, Gattani S, Vaughn K, Schwed A, Nester M, Bhattacharyya A, Iyer G, Davis B, Carlquist J, Patel H, Fitzpatrick JAJ, Rutherford MA. Maturation of Heterogeneity in Afferent Synapse Ultrastructure in the Mouse Cochlea. Front Synaptic Neurosci 2021; 13:678575. [PMID: 34220482 PMCID: PMC8248813 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2021.678575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Auditory nerve fibers (ANFs) innervating the same inner hair cell (IHC) may have identical frequency tuning but different sound response properties. In cat and guinea pig, ANF response properties correlate with afferent synapse morphology and position on the IHC, suggesting a causal structure-function relationship. In mice, this relationship has not been fully characterized. Here we measured the emergence of synaptic morphological heterogeneities during maturation of the C57BL/6J mouse cochlea by comparing postnatal day 17 (p17, ∼3 days after hearing onset) with p34, when the mouse cochlea is mature. Using serial block face scanning electron microscopy and three-dimensional reconstruction we measured the size, shape, vesicle content, and position of 70 ribbon synapses from the mid-cochlea. Several features matured over late postnatal development. From p17 to p34, presynaptic densities (PDs) and post-synaptic densities (PSDs) became smaller on average (PDs: 0.75 to 0.33; PSDs: 0.58 to 0.31 μm2) and less round as their short axes shortened predominantly on the modiolar side, from 770 to 360 nm. Membrane-associated synaptic vesicles decreased in number from 53 to 30 per synapse from p17 to p34. Anatomical coupling, measured as PSD to ribbon distance, tightened predominantly on the pillar side. Ribbons became less spherical as long-axes lengthened only on the modiolar side of the IHC, from 372 to 541 nm. A decreasing gradient of synaptic ribbon size along the modiolar-pillar axis was detected only at p34 after aligning synapses of adjacent IHCs to a common reference frame (median volumes in nm3 × 106: modiolar 4.87; pillar 2.38). The number of ribbon-associated synaptic vesicles scaled with ribbon size (range 67 to 346 per synapse at p34), thus acquiring a modiolar-pillar gradient at p34, but overall medians were similar at p17 (120) and p34 (127), like ribbon surface area (0.36 vs. 0.34 μm2). PD and PSD morphologies were tightly correlated to each other at individual synapses, more so at p34 than p17, but not to ribbon morphology. These observations suggest that PDs and PSDs mature according to different cues than ribbons, and that ribbon size may be more influenced by cues from the IHC than the surrounding tissue.
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- Shelby A. Payne
- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Center for Cellular Imaging, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
- TESCAN USA, Inc., Warrendale, PA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Graduate Program in Audiology and Communications Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Graduate Program in Audiology and Communications Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Center for Cellular Imaging, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Wu WJ, Lu CW, Wang SE, Lin CL, Su LY, Wu CH. MPTP toxicity causes vocal, auditory, orientation and movement defects in the echolocation bat. Neuroreport 2021; 32:125-134. [PMID: 33323836 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) can damage dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra in many mammals with biochemical and cellular changes that are relatively similar to those observed in Parkinson's disease. Our study examined whether MPTP-treated echolocation bats can cause changes in bat echolocation system. By considering ultrasound spectrums, auditory brainstem-evoked potentials and flight trajectories of normal bats, we observed that the vocal, auditory, orientation and movement functions of MPTP-treated bats were significantly impaired, and they exhibited various symptoms resembling those in patients with Parkinson's disease. Our immunohistochemistry and western blot analyses further indicated that expression of vocal-related FOXP2 in the superior colliculus, auditory-related otoferlin in the inferior colliculus, dopamine synthesis-related aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase in the substantia nigra and dopamine receptor in the striatum was significantly decreased. Furthermore, protein expression related to inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis in the substantia nigra was significantly increased in MPTP-treated bats. These results indicate that inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis may be instrumental in dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra. The vocal, auditory and orientation and movement dysfunctions of MPTP-treated bats are relatively consistent with symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
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MESH Headings
- 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine/pharmacology
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases/drug effects
- Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases/metabolism
- Chiroptera
- Dopaminergic Neurons/drug effects
- Dopaminergic Neurons/metabolism
- Dopaminergic Neurons/pathology
- Echolocation/drug effects
- Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem/drug effects
- Flight, Animal/drug effects
- Forkhead Transcription Factors/drug effects
- Forkhead Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Inferior Colliculi/drug effects
- Inferior Colliculi/metabolism
- Inflammation
- Membrane Proteins/drug effects
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Movement/drug effects
- Orientation, Spatial/drug effects
- Oxidative Stress
- Parkinson Disease
- Parkinsonian Disorders/metabolism
- Parkinsonian Disorders/pathology
- Parkinsonian Disorders/physiopathology
- Receptors, Dopamine/drug effects
- Receptors, Dopamine/metabolism
- Substantia Nigra/drug effects
- Substantia Nigra/metabolism
- Substantia Nigra/pathology
- Superior Colliculi/drug effects
- Superior Colliculi/metabolism
- Vocalization, Animal/drug effects
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- Wan-Jhen Wu
- Department of Life Science, School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Altered Gap Junction Network Topography in Mouse Models for Human Hereditary Deafness. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197376. [PMID: 33036242 PMCID: PMC7582522 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Anisotropic gap junctional coupling is a distinct feature of astrocytes in many brain regions. In the lateral superior olive (LSO), astrocytic networks are anisotropic and oriented orthogonally to the tonotopic axis. In CaV1.3 knock-out (KO) and otoferlin KO mice, where auditory brainstem nuclei are deprived from spontaneous cochlea-driven neuronal activity, neuronal circuitry is disturbed. So far it was unknown if this disturbance is also accompanied by an impaired topography of LSO astrocyte networks. To answer this question, we immunohistochemically analyzed the expression of astrocytic connexin (Cx) 43 and Cx30 in auditory brainstem nuclei. Furthermore, we loaded LSO astrocytes with the gap junction-permeable tracer neurobiotin and assessed the network shape and orientation. We found a strong elevation of Cx30 immunoreactivity in the LSO of CaV1.3 KO mice, while Cx43 levels were only slightly increased. In otoferlin KO mice, LSO showed a slight increase in Cx43 as well, whereas Cx30 levels were unchanged. The total number of tracer-coupled cells was unaltered and most networks were anisotropic in both KO strains. In contrast to the WTs, however, LSO networks were predominantly oriented parallel to the tonotopic axis and not orthogonal to it. Taken together, our data demonstrate that spontaneous cochlea-driven neuronal activity is not required per se for the formation of anisotropic LSO astrocyte networks. However, neuronal activity is required to establish the proper orientation of networks. Proper formation of LSO astrocyte networks thus necessitates neuronal input from the periphery, indicating a critical role of neuron-glia interaction during early postnatal development in the auditory brainstem.
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Ferlins are multiple-C2-domain proteins involved in Ca2+-triggered membrane dynamics within the secretory, endocytic and lysosomal pathways. In bony vertebrates there are six ferlin genes encoding, in humans, dysferlin, otoferlin, myoferlin, Fer1L5 and 6 and the long noncoding RNA Fer1L4. Mutations in DYSF (dysferlin) can cause a range of muscle diseases with various clinical manifestations collectively known as dysferlinopathies, including limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B) and Miyoshi myopathy. A mutation in MYOF (myoferlin) was linked to a muscular dystrophy accompanied by cardiomyopathy. Mutations in OTOF (otoferlin) can be the cause of nonsyndromic deafness DFNB9. Dysregulated expression of any human ferlin may be associated with development of cancer. This review provides a detailed description of functions of the vertebrate ferlins with a focus on muscle ferlins and discusses the mechanisms leading to disease development.
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Wu CH, Lin CL, Wang SE, Lu CW. Effects of imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, on the echolocation system of insectivorous bats. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 163:94-101. [PMID: 31973875 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Imidacloprid, a widely used neonicotinoid insecticide, has led to a decline in the honey bee population worldwide. An invertebrate insect prey with neonicotinoid toxicity can adversely affect insectivores, such as echolocating bats. The aim of the current study was to examined whether imidacloprid toxicity may interfere echolocation system such as vocal, auditory, orientation, and spatial memory systems in the insectivorous bat. By comparing the ultrasound spectrum, auditory brainstem-evoked potential, and flight trajectory, we found that imidacloprid toxicity may interfere functions in vocal, auditory, orientation, and spatial memory system of insectivorous bats (Hipposideros armiger terasensis). As suggested from immunohistochemistry and western blots evidences, we found that insectivorous bats after suffering imidacloprid toxicity may decrease vocal-related FOXP2 expressions in the superior colliculus, auditory-related prestin expressions in the cochlea, and the auditory-related otoferlin expressions in the cochlea and the inferior colliculus, and cause inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction-related apoptosis in the hippocampal CA1 and medial entorhinal cortex. These results may provide a reasonable explanation about imidacloprid-induced interference of echolocation system in insectivorous bats.
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- Chung-Hsin Wu
- School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan.
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- School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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- School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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- School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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Müller NIC, Sonntag M, Maraslioglu A, Hirtz JJ, Friauf E. Topographic map refinement and synaptic strengthening of a sound localization circuit require spontaneous peripheral activity. J Physiol 2019; 597:5469-5493. [PMID: 31529505 DOI: 10.1113/jp277757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Loss of the calcium sensor otoferlin disrupts neurotransmission from inner hair cells. Central auditory nuclei are functionally denervated in otoferlin knockout mice (Otof KOs) via gene ablation confined to the periphery. We employed juvenile and young adult Otof KO mice (postnatal days (P)10-12 and P27-49) as a model for lacking spontaneous activity and deafness, respectively. We studied the impact of peripheral activity on synaptic refinement in the sound localization circuit from the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) to the lateral superior olive (LSO). MNTB in vivo recordings demonstrated drastically reduced spontaneous spiking and deafness in Otof KOs. Juvenile KOs showed impaired synapse elimination and strengthening, manifested by broader MNTB-LSO inputs, imprecise MNTB-LSO topography and weaker MNTB-LSO fibres. The impairments persisted into young adulthood. Further functional refinement after hearing onset was undetected in young adult wild-types. Collectively, activity deprivation confined to peripheral protein loss impairs functional MNTB-LSO refinement during a critical prehearing period. ABSTRACT Circuit refinement is critical for the developing sound localization pathways in the auditory brainstem. In prehearing mice (hearing onset around postnatal day (P)12), spontaneous activity propagates from the periphery to central auditory nuclei. At the glycinergic projection from the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) to the lateral superior olive (LSO) of neonatal mice, super-numerous MNTB fibres innervate a given LSO neuron. Between P4 and P9, MNTB fibres are functionally eliminated, whereas the remaining fibres are strengthened. Little is known about MNTB-LSO circuit refinement after P20. Moreover, MNTB-LSO refinement upon activity deprivation confined to the periphery is largely unexplored. This leaves a considerable knowledge gap, as deprivation often occurs in patients with congenital deafness, e.g. upon mutations in the otoferlin gene (OTOF). Here, we analysed juvenile (P10-12) and young adult (P27-49) otoferlin knockout (Otof KO) mice with respect to MNTB-LSO refinement. MNTB in vivo recordings revealed drastically reduced spontaneous activity and deafness in knockouts (KOs), confirming deprivation. As RNA sequencing revealed Otof absence in the MNTB and LSO of wild-types, Otof loss in KOs is specific to the periphery. Functional denervation impaired MNTB-LSO synapse elimination and strengthening, which was assessed by glutamate uncaging and electrical stimulation. Impaired elimination led to imprecise MNTB-LSO topography. Impaired strengthening was associated with lower quantal content per MNTB fibre. In young adult KOs, the MNTB-LSO circuit remained unrefined. Further functional refinement after P12 appeared absent in wild-types. Collectively, we provide novel insights into functional MNTB-LSO circuit maturation governed by a cochlea-specific protein. The central malfunctions in Otof KOs may have implications for patients with sensorineuronal hearing loss.
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- Nicolas I C Müller
- Animal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Paul Flechsig Institute of Brain Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Animal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Animal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.,Physiology of Neuronal Networks, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Animal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Wang T, Niwa M, Sayyid ZN, Hosseini DK, Pham N, Jones SM, Ricci AJ, Cheng AG. Uncoordinated maturation of developing and regenerating postnatal mammalian vestibular hair cells. PLoS Biol 2019; 17:e3000326. [PMID: 31260439 PMCID: PMC6602158 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sensory hair cells are mechanoreceptors required for hearing and balance functions. From embryonic development, hair cells acquire apical stereociliary bundles for mechanosensation, basolateral ion channels that shape receptor potential, and synaptic contacts for conveying information centrally. These key maturation steps are sequential and presumed coupled; however, whether hair cells emerging postnatally mature similarly is unknown. Here, we show that in vivo postnatally generated and regenerated hair cells in the utricle, a vestibular organ detecting linear acceleration, acquired some mature somatic features but hair bundles appeared nonfunctional and short. The utricle consists of two hair cell subtypes with distinct morphological, electrophysiological and synaptic features. In both the undamaged and damaged utricle, fate-mapping and electrophysiology experiments showed that Plp1+ supporting cells took on type II hair cell properties based on molecular markers, basolateral conductances and synaptic properties yet stereociliary bundles were absent, or small and nonfunctional. By contrast, Lgr5+ supporting cells regenerated hair cells with type I and II properties, representing a distinct hair cell precursor subtype. Lastly, direct physiological measurements showed that utricular function abolished by damage was partially regained during regeneration. Together, our data reveal a previously unrecognized aberrant maturation program for hair cells generated and regenerated postnatally and may have broad implications for inner ear regenerative therapies. During development, sensory hair cells undergo a series of critical maturation steps that are sequential and presumed coupled, but whether regenerated hair cells mature similarly is unknown. This study shows that regenerated vestibular hair cells acquired some mature somatic features, but the apical bundles remained immature.
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- Tian Wang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AGC); (AJR)
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AGC); (AJR)
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McInturff S, Burns JC, Kelley MW. Characterization of spatial and temporal development of Type I and Type II hair cells in the mouse utricle using new cell-type-specific markers. Biol Open 2018; 7:bio038083. [PMID: 30455179 PMCID: PMC6262869 DOI: 10.1242/bio.038083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The utricle of the inner ear, a vestibular sensory structure that mediates perception of linear acceleration, is comprised of two morphologically and physiologically distinct types of mechanosensory hair cells, referred to as Type Is and Type IIs. While these cell types are easily discriminated in an adult utricle, understanding their development has been hampered by a lack of molecular markers that can be used to identify each cell type prior to maturity. Therefore, we collected single hair cells at three different ages and used single cell RNAseq to characterize the transcriptomes of those cells. Analysis of differential gene expression identified Spp1 as a specific marker for Type I hair cells and Mapt and Anxa4 as specific markers for Type II hair cells. Antibody labeling confirmed the specificity of these markers which were then used to examine the temporal and spatial development of utricular hair cells. While Type I hair cells develop in a gradient that extends across the utricle from posterior-medial to anterior-lateral, Type II hair cells initially develop in the central striolar region and then extend uniformly towards the periphery. Finally, by combining these markers with genetic fate mapping, we demonstrate that over 98% of all Type I hair cells develop prior to birth while over 98% of Type II hair cells develop post-natally. These results are consistent with previous findings suggesting that Type I hair cells develop first and refute the hypothesis that Type II hair cells represent a transitional form between immature and Type I hair cells.
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- Stephen McInturff
- Laboratory of Cochlear Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cochlear Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cochlear Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Hosoya M, Minami SB, Enomoto C, Matsunaga T, Kaga K. Elongated EABR wave latencies observed in patients with auditory neuropathy caused by OTOF mutation. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2018; 3:388-393. [PMID: 30410993 PMCID: PMC6209615 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Objectives We sought to determine how the pathology altered electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses (EABRs) in patients with hearing loss by evaluating EABRs in auditory neuropathy patients with OTOF mutations comparing with various types of congenital deafness. Methods We included 15 patients with congenital hearing loss, grouped according to pathology: OTOF mutations (n = 4), GJB2 mutations (n = 4), SLC26A4 mutations (n = 4), or cytomegalovirus infections (n = 3). EABRs were recorded when patients underwent cochlear implantation surgery. We evaluated the latencies and amplitudes of the recorded EABRs and compared them statistically between four groups. Results The EABR latencies of Wave III and Wave V, and of the interval between them, were significantly longer in the OTOF mutation group than in the GJB2 and SLC26A4 mutation groups (Wave III) and in all three other groups (Wave V and Wave III-V latency); amplitudes were not significantly different between groups. Conclusions Our results suggest OTOF mutations cause delayed (or slowed) postsynaptic neurotransmission, although the presumed mechanism involved reduced presynaptic transmission between hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons. Level of Evidence Mainly a case report.
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- Laboratory of Auditory Disorders and Division of Hearing and Balance Research Tokyo Japan.,Medical Genetics Center; National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Tokyo Medical Center Tokyo Japan
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- National Institute of Sensory Organs Tokyo Japan.,Center for Speech and Hearing Disorders International University of Health and Welfare Tokyo Japan
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Stone JS, Wisner SR, Bucks SA, Mellado Lagarde MM, Cox BC. Characterization of Adult Vestibular Organs in 11 CreER Mouse Lines. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2018; 19:381-399. [PMID: 29869046 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-018-0676-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Utricles are vestibular sense organs that encode linear head movements. They are composed of a sensory epithelium with type I and type II hair cells and supporting cells, sitting atop connective tissue, through which vestibular nerves project. We characterized utricular Cre expression in 11 murine CreER lines using the ROSA26tdTomato reporter line and tamoxifen induction at 6 weeks of age. This characterization included Calbindin2CreERT2, Fgfr3-iCreERT2, GFAP-A-CreER™, GFAP-B-CreER™, GLAST-CreERT2, Id2CreERT2, OtoferlinCreERT2, ParvalbuminCreERT2, Prox1CreERT2, Sox2CreERT2, and Sox9-CreERT2. OtoferlinCreERT2 mice had inducible Cre activity specific to hair cells. GLAST-CreERT2, Id2CreERT2, and Sox9-CreERT2 had inducible Cre activity specific to supporting cells. Sox2CreERT2 had inducible Cre activity in supporting cells and most type II hair cells. ParvalbuminCreERT2 mice had small numbers of labeled vestibular nerve afferents. Calbindin2CreERT2 mice had labeling of most type II hair cells and some type I hair cells and supporting cells. Only rare (or no) tdTomato-positive cells were detected in utricles of Fgfr3-iCreERT2, GFAP-A-CreER™, GFAP-B-CreER™, and Prox1CreERT2 mice. No Cre leakiness (tdTomato expression in the absence of tamoxifen) was observed in OtoferlinCreERT2 mice. A small degree of leakiness was seen in GLAST-CreERT2, Id2CreERT2, Sox2CreERT2, and Sox9-CreERT2 lines. Calbindin2CreERT2 mice had similar tdTomato expression with or without tamoxifen, indicating lack of inducible control under the conditions tested. In conclusion, 5 lines-GLAST-CreERT2, Id2CreERT2, OtoferlinCreERT2, Sox2CreERT2, and Sox9-CreERT2-showed cell-selective, inducible Cre activity with little leakiness, providing new genetic tools for researchers studying the vestibular periphery.
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- Jennifer S Stone
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.
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Tabatabaiefar MA, Pourreza MR, Tahmasebi P, Saki N, Hashemzadeh Chaleshtori M, Salehi R, Mohammadi-Asl J. A Novel Pathologic Variant in OTOF in an Iranian Family Segregating Hereditary Hearing Loss. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018; 158:1084-1092. [PMID: 29484972 DOI: 10.1177/0194599818759007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Objective Hearing loss (HL) is the most common sensory-neural defect and the most heterogeneous trait in humans, with the involvement of >100 genes, which make a molecular diagnosis problematic. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a new strategy that can overcome this problem. Study Design Descriptive experimental study. Setting Diagnostic laboratory. Subjects and Methods A comprehensive family history was obtained, and clinical evaluations and pedigree analysis were performed in a family with multiple individuals with HL. As the first tier, GJB2 was sequenced, and genetic linkage analysis of DFNB1A/B was performed to rule out the most common cause of the disease. Targeted NGS was used to unravel the molecular etiology of the disease in the HL-associated genes in the proband. Two homozygous variants remained in OTOF after proper filtration. Cosegregation and in silico analysis were done. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) was accomplished via linkage analysis and direct sequencing of the pathogenic variant. Results Clinical evaluations suggested autosomal recessive nonsyndromic HL. Two homozygous variants, c.367G>A (p.Gly123Ser) and c.1392+1G>A, were identified in cis status. c.1392+1G>A met the criteria for being pathogenic according to the variant interpretation guideline of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. PGD was successfully performed to prevent the recurrence of the disease in the related family. Conclusion A novel OTOF mutation causing HL was identified. Here, we report the effectiveness of the combined application of targeted NGS and PGD in diagnosis and prevention of hereditary HL.
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- Mohammad Amin Tabatabaiefar
- 1 Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- 2 Pediatric Inherited Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Noncommunicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- 1 Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- 3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
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- 4 Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- 1 Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- 6 Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Mechanosensory hair cells express two molecularly distinct mechanotransduction channels. Nat Neurosci 2016; 20:24-33. [PMID: 27893727 PMCID: PMC5191906 DOI: 10.1038/nn.4449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Auditory hair cells contain mechanotransduction channels that rapidly open in response to sound-induced vibrations. Surprisingly, we report here that auditory hair cells contain two molecularly distinct mechanotransduction channels. One ion channel is activated by sound and is responsible for sensory transduction. This sensory transduction channel is expressed in hair-cell stereocilia and previous studies show that its activity is affected by mutations in the genes encoding the transmembrane proteins TMHS/LHFPL5, TMIE and TMC1/2. We show here that the second ion channel is expressed at the apical surface of hair cells and contains the Piezo2 protein. The activity of the Piezo2-dependent channel is controlled by the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and can be recorded following disruption of the sensory transduction machinery or more generally by disruption of the sensory epithelium. We thus conclude that hair cells express two molecularly and functionally distinct mechanotransduction channels with different subcellular distribution.
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Morley BJ, Lysakowski A, Vijayakumar S, Menapace D, Jones TA. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors regulate vestibular afferent gain and activation timing. J Comp Neurol 2016; 525:1216-1233. [PMID: 27718229 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Little is known about the function of the cholinergic efferents innervating peripheral vestibular hair cells. We measured vestibular sensory evoked potentials (VsEPs) in α9 knockout (KO) mice, α10 KO mice, α7 KO mice, α9/10 and α7/9 double KO mice, and wild-type (WT) controls. We also studied the morphology and ultrastructure of efferent terminals on vestibular hair cells in α9, α10, and α9/10 KOs. Both type I and type ll vestibular hair cells express the α9 and α10 subunits. The efferent boutons on vestibular cells in α9, α10, and α9/10 KOs appeared normal, but a quantitative analysis was not performed. Mean VsEP thresholds were significantly elevated in α9 and α9/10 KO animals. Some α9 and α9/10 KO animals, however, had normal or near-normal thresholds, whereas others were greatly affected. Despite individual variability in threshold responses, latencies were consistently shortened. The double α7/9 KO resulted in decreased variance by normalizing waveforms and latencies. The phenotypes of the α7 and α10 single KOs were identical. Both α7 and α10 KO mice evidenced normal thresholds, decreased activation latencies, and larger amplitudes compared with WT mice. The data suggest a complex interaction of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in regulating vestibular afferent gain and activation timing. Although the α9/10 heteromeric nAChR is an important component of vestibular efferent activity, other peripheral or central nAChRs involving the α7 subunit or α10 subunit and α9 homomeric receptors are also important. J. Comp. Neurol. 525:1216-1233, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60612
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- Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68583
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- Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, 68131
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- Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68583
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Redpath GMI, Sophocleous RA, Turnbull L, Whitchurch CB, Cooper ST. Ferlins Show Tissue-Specific Expression and Segregate as Plasma Membrane/Late Endosomal or Trans-Golgi/Recycling Ferlins. Traffic 2016; 17:245-66. [PMID: 26707827 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ferlins are a family of transmembrane-anchored vesicle fusion proteins uniquely characterized by 5-7 tandem cytoplasmic C2 domains, Ca(2+)-regulated phospholipid-binding domains that regulate vesicle fusion in the synaptotagmin family. In humans, dysferlin mutations cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B) due to defective Ca(2+)-dependent, vesicle-mediated membrane repair and otoferlin mutations cause non-syndromic deafness due to defective Ca(2+)-triggered auditory neurotransmission. In this study, we describe the tissue-specific expression, subcellular localization and endocytic trafficking of the ferlin family. Studies of endosomal transit together with 3D-structured illumination microscopy reveals dysferlin and myoferlin are abundantly expressed at the PM and cycle to Rab7-positive late endosomes, supporting potential roles in the late-endosomal pathway. In contrast, Fer1L6 shows concentrated localization to a specific compartment of the trans-Golgi/recycling endosome, cycling rapidly between this compartment and the PM via Rab11 recycling endosomes. Otoferlin also shows trans-Golgi to PM cycling, with very low levels of PM otoferlin suggesting either brief PM residence, or rare incorporation of otoferlin molecules into the PM. Thus, type-I and type-II ferlins segregate as PM/late-endosomal or trans-Golgi/recycling ferlins, consistent with different ferlins mediating vesicle fusion events in specific subcellular locations.
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- Gregory M I Redpath
- Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research, Kid's Research Institute, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research, Kid's Research Institute, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Microbial Imaging Facility, The iThree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- Microbial Imaging Facility, The iThree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research, Kid's Research Institute, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Comparisons of MRI images, and auditory-related and vocal-related protein expressions in the brain of echolocation bats and rodents. Neuroreport 2016; 27:923-8. [PMID: 27337384 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000000633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although echolocating bats and other mammals share the basic design of laryngeal apparatus for sound production and auditory system for sound reception, they have a specialized laryngeal mechanism for ultrasonic sound emissions as well as a highly developed auditory system for processing species-specific sounds. Because the sounds used by bats for echolocation and rodents for communication are quite different, there must be differences in the central nervous system devoted to producing and processing species-specific sounds between them. The present study examines the difference in the relative size of several brain structures and expression of auditory-related and vocal-related proteins in the central nervous system of echolocation bats and rodents. Here, we report that bats using constant frequency-frequency-modulated sounds (CF-FM bats) and FM bats for echolocation have a larger volume of midbrain nuclei (inferior and superior colliculi) and cerebellum relative to the size of the brain than rodents (mice and rats). However, the former have a smaller volume of the cerebrum and olfactory bulb, but greater expression of otoferlin and forkhead box protein P2 than the latter. Although the size of both midbrain colliculi is comparable in both CF-FM and FM bats, CF-FM bats have a larger cerebrum and greater expression of otoferlin and forkhead box protein P2 than FM bats. These differences in brain structure and protein expression are discussed in relation to their biologically relevant sounds and foraging behavior.
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Chang MY, Kim AR, Kim NKD, Lee C, Park WY, Choi BY. Refinement of Molecular Diagnostic Protocol of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder: Disclosure of Significant Level of Etiologic Homogeneity in Koreans and Its Clinical Implications. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e1996. [PMID: 26632695 PMCID: PMC5058964 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000001996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a sensorineural hearing disorder caused by dysfunction of auditory neural conduction. ANSD has a heterogeneous etiology, including genetic factors; the response to cochlear implantation significantly varies depending on the etiology. The results of timely cochlear implantation for OTOF-related ANSD (DFNB9) have been reported to be good. Therefore, identifying the causative gene of ANSD, especially OTOF, is an important issue to rehabilitate these patients.Six sporadic ANSD subjects without anatomical abnormality of the cochlear nerve, including the 4 subjects that were previously reported to be without detectable OTOF mutation, were included. We performed targeted resequencing (TRS) of known deafness genes and multiphasic bioinformatics analyses of the data that ensured detection of capture failure and structural variations. Exclusion of SNP was also double checked. The TRS data previously obtained from 2 subjects were reanalyzed. Through this study, we detected 2 mutant alleles of OTOF from 5 (83.3%) of 6 ANSD subjects. All of the 5 subjects carried at least 1 mutant allele carrying p.R1939Q. This variant was categorized as a simple SNP (rs201326023) in the database and it resided in the exon with frequent capture failures, which previously led to exclusion of this variant from eligible candidacy mistakenly. In addition, we detected a structural variation within OTOF from a previously undiagnosed ANSD subject, which was the second structural variation reported in DFNB9 subjects to date.We identify a strong etiologic homogeneity of prelingual ANSD in case of the anatomically normal cochlear nerve in Koreans and now report DFNB9 as the single overwhelming cause. Multiphasic analysis of TRS data ensuring detection of capture failure and structural variations would be expected to reveal DFNB9 from a substantial portion of previously undiagnosed ANSD subjects in Koreans. Based on our results, we propose a novel strategy that incorporates imaging studies, prevalent mutation screening and multiphasic analysis of TRS data in a stepwise manner to correctly detect DFNB9 in Koreans.
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- Mun Young Chang
- From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine (MYC, ARK); Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul (NKDK, CL, WYP); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University (CL); Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon (WYP); and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea (BYC)
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Wang HC, Bergles DE. Spontaneous activity in the developing auditory system. Cell Tissue Res 2015; 361:65-75. [PMID: 25296716 PMCID: PMC7046314 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-2007-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Spontaneous electrical activity is a common feature of sensory systems during early development. This sensory-independent neuronal activity has been implicated in promoting their survival and maturation, as well as growth and refinement of their projections to yield circuits that can rapidly extract information about the external world. Periodic bursts of action potentials occur in auditory neurons of mammals before hearing onset. This activity is induced by inner hair cells (IHCs) within the developing cochlea, which establish functional connections with spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) several weeks before they are capable of detecting external sounds. During this pre-hearing period, IHCs fire periodic bursts of Ca(2+) action potentials that excite SGNs, triggering brief but intense periods of activity that pass through auditory centers of the brain. Although spontaneous activity requires input from IHCs, there is ongoing debate about whether IHCs are intrinsically active and their firing periodically interrupted by external inhibitory input (IHC-inhibition model), or are intrinsically silent and their firing periodically promoted by an external excitatory stimulus (IHC-excitation model). There is accumulating evidence that inner supporting cells in Kölliker's organ spontaneously release ATP during this time, which can induce bursts of Ca(2+) spikes in IHCs that recapitulate many features of auditory neuron activity observed in vivo. Nevertheless, the role of supporting cells in this process remains to be established in vivo. A greater understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for generating IHC activity in the developing cochlea will help reveal how these events contribute to the maturation of nascent auditory circuits.
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- Han Chin Wang
- Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Wu W, Rahman MN, Guo J, Roy N, Xue L, Cahill CM, Zhang S, Jia Z. Function coupling of otoferlin with GAD65 acts to modulate GABAergic activity. J Mol Cell Biol 2015; 7:168-79. [PMID: 25701657 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjv011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Otoferlin, an integral membrane protein implicated in a late stage of exocytosis, has been reported to play a critical role in hearing although the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. However, its widespread tissue distribution infers a more ubiquitous role in synaptic vesicle trafficking. Glutamate, an excitatory neurotransmitter, is converted to its inhibitory counterpart, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), by L-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), which exists in soluble (GAD67) and membrane-bound (GAD65) forms. For the first time, we have revealed a close association between otoferlin and GAD65 in both HEK293 and neuronal cells, including SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma and primary rat hippocampus cells, showing a direct interaction between GAD65 and otoferlin's C2 domains. In primary rat hippocampus cells, otoferlin and GAD65 co-localized in a punctate pattern within the cell body, as well as in the axon along the path of vesicular traffic. Significantly, GABA is virtually abolished in otoferlin-knockdown neuronal cells whereas otoferlin overexpression markedly increases endogenous GABA. GABA attenuation in otoferlin-knockdown primary cells is correlated with diminished L-type calcium current. This previously unknown and close correlation demonstrates that otoferlin, through GAD65, modulates GABAergic activity. The discovery of otoferlin-GAD65 functional coupling provides a new avenue for understanding the molecular mechanism by which otoferlin functions in neurological pathways.
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- Wu Wu
- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada Present address: Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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Thoenes M, Zimmermann U, Ebermann I, Ptok M, Lewis MA, Thiele H, Morlot S, Hess MM, Gal A, Eisenberger T, Bergmann C, Nürnberg G, Nürnberg P, Steel KP, Knipper M, Bolz HJ. OSBPL2 encodes a protein of inner and outer hair cell stereocilia and is mutated in autosomal dominant hearing loss (DFNA67). Orphanet J Rare Dis 2015; 10:15. [PMID: 25759012 PMCID: PMC4334766 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-015-0238-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Early-onset hearing loss is mostly of genetic origin. The complexity of the hearing process is reflected by its extensive genetic heterogeneity, with probably many causative genes remaining to be identified. Here, we aimed at identifying the genetic basis for autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing loss (ADNSHL) in a large German family. Methods A panel of 66 known deafness genes was analyzed for mutations by next-generation sequencing (NGS) in the index patient. We then conducted genome-wide linkage analysis, and whole-exome sequencing was carried out with samples of two patients. Expression of Osbpl2 in the mouse cochlea was determined by immunohistochemistry. Because Osbpl2 has been proposed as a target of miR-96, we investigated homozygous Mir96 mutant mice for its upregulation. Results Onset of hearing loss in the investigated ADNSHL family is in childhood, initially affecting the high frequencies and progressing to profound deafness in adulthood. However, there is considerable intrafamilial variability. We mapped a novel ADNSHL locus, DFNA67, to chromosome 20q13.2-q13.33, and subsequently identified a co-segregating heterozygous frameshift mutation, c.141_142delTG (p.Arg50Alafs*103), in OSBPL2, encoding a protein known to interact with the DFNA1 protein, DIAPH1. In mice, Osbpl2 was prominently expressed in stereocilia of cochlear outer and inner hair cells. We found no significant Osbpl2 upregulation at the mRNA level in homozygous Mir96 mutant mice. Conclusion The function of OSBPL2 in the hearing process remains to be determined. Our study and the recent description of another frameshift mutation in a Chinese ADNSHL family identify OSBPL2 as a novel gene for progressive deafness. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13023-015-0238-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Michaela Thoenes
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Molecular Physiology of Hearing, Hearing Research Centre Tübingen (THRC), Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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- Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, UK.
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Institute for Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Voice, Speech and Hearing Disorders, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Center for Human Genetics, Bioscientia, Ingelheim, Germany. .,Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. .,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, UK.
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- Molecular Physiology of Hearing, Hearing Research Centre Tübingen (THRC), Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. .,Center for Human Genetics, Bioscientia, Ingelheim, Germany.
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Otoferlin deficiency in zebrafish results in defects in balance and hearing: rescue of the balance and hearing phenotype with full-length and truncated forms of mouse otoferlin. Mol Cell Biol 2015; 35:1043-54. [PMID: 25582200 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01439-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Sensory hair cells convert mechanical motion into chemical signals. Otoferlin, a six-C2 domain transmembrane protein linked to deafness in humans, is hypothesized to play a role in exocytosis at hair cell ribbon synapses. To date, however, otoferlin has been studied almost exclusively in mouse models, and no rescue experiments have been reported. Here we describe the phenotype associated with morpholino-induced otoferlin knockdown in zebrafish and report the results of rescue experiments conducted with full-length and truncated forms of otoferlin. We found that expression of otoferlin occurs early in development and is restricted to hair cells and the midbrain. Immunofluorescence microscopy revealed localization to both apical and basolateral regions of hair cells. Knockdown of otoferlin resulted in hearing and balance defects, as well as locomotion deficiencies. Further, otoferlin morphants had uninflated swim bladders. Rescue experiments conducted with mouse otoferlin restored hearing, balance, and inflation of the swim bladder. Remarkably, truncated forms of otoferlin retaining the C-terminal C2F domain also rescued the otoferlin knockdown phenotype, while the individual N-terminal C2A domain did not. We conclude that otoferlin plays an evolutionarily conserved role in vertebrate hearing and that truncated forms of otoferlin can rescue hearing and balance.
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Synaptic vesicles release their vesicular contents to the extracellular space by Ca(2+)-triggered exocytosis. The Ca(2+)-triggered exocytotic process is regulated by synaptotagmin (Syt), a vesicular Ca(2+)-binding C2 domain protein. Synaptotagmin 1 (Syt1), the most studied major isoform among 16 Syt isoforms, mediates Ca(2+)-triggered synaptic vesicle exocytosis by interacting with the target membranes and SNARE/complexin complex. In synapses of the central nervous system, synaptobrevin 2, a major vesicular SNARE protein, forms a ternary SNARE complex with the plasma membrane SNARE proteins, syntaxin 1 and SNAP25. The affinities of Ca(2+)-dependent interactions between Syt1 and its targets (i.e., SNARE complexes and membranes) are well correlated with the efficacies of the corresponding exocytotic processes. Therefore, different SNARE protein isoforms and membrane lipids, which interact with Syt1 with various affinities, are capable of regulating the efficacy of Syt1-mediated exocytosis. Otoferlin, another type of vesicular C2 domain protein that binds to the membrane in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner, is also involved in the Ca(2+)-triggered synaptic vesicle exocytosis in auditory hair cells. However, the functions of otoferlin in the exocytotic process are not well understood. In addition, at least five different types of synaptic vesicle proteins such as synaptic vesicle protein 2, cysteine string protein α, rab3, synapsin, and a group of proteins containing four transmembrane regions, which includes synaptophysin, synaptogyrin, and secretory carrier membrane protein, are involved in modulating the exocytotic process by regulating the formation and trafficking of synaptic vesicles.
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- Ok-Ho Shin
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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Padmanarayana M, Hams N, Speight LC, Petersson EJ, Mehl RA, Johnson CP. Characterization of the lipid binding properties of Otoferlin reveals specific interactions between PI(4,5)P2 and the C2C and C2F domains. Biochemistry 2014; 53:5023-33. [PMID: 24999532 PMCID: PMC4144714 DOI: 10.1021/bi5004469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Otoferlin
is a transmembrane protein consisting of six C2 domains,
proposed to act as a calcium sensor for exocytosis. Although otoferlin
is believed to bind calcium and lipids, the lipid specificity and
identity of the calcium binding domains are controversial. Further,
it is currently unclear whether the calcium binding affinity of otoferlin
quantitatively matches the maximal intracellular presynaptic calcium
concentrations of ∼30–50 μM known to elicit exocytosis.
To characterize the calcium and lipid binding properties of otoferlin,
we used isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), liposome sedimentation
assays, and fluorescence spectroscopy. Analysis of ITC data indicates
that with the exception of the C2A domain, the C2 domains of otoferlin
bind multiple calcium ions with moderate (Kd = 25–95 μM) and low affinities (Kd = 400–700 μM) in solution. However, in the presence
of liposomes, the calcium sensitivity of the domains increased by
up to 10-fold. It was also determined that calcium enhanced liposome
binding for domains C2B–C2E, whereas the C2F domain bound liposomes
in a calcium-independent manner. Mutations that abrogate calcium binding
in C2F do not disrupt liposome binding, supporting the conclusion
that the interaction of the C2F domain with phosphatidylserine is
calcium-independent. Further, domains C2C and C2F, not domains C2A,
C2B, C2D, and C2E, bound phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho(1′-myoinositol-4′,5′-bisphosphate) [PI(4,5)P2], which preferentially
steered them toward liposomes harboring PI(4,5)P2. Remarkably, lysine
mutations L478A and L480A in C2C selectively weaken the PI(4,5)P2
interaction while leaving phosphatidylserine binding unaffected. Finally,
shifts in the emission spectra of an environmentally sensitive fluorescent
unnatural amino acid indicate that the calcium binding loops of the
C2F domain directly interact with the lipid bilayer of negatively
charged liposomes in a calcium-independent manner. On the basis of
these results, we propose that the C2F and C2C domains of otoferlin
preferentially bind PI(4,5)P2 and that PI(4,5)P2 may serve to target
otoferlin to the presynapse in a calcium-independent manner. This
positioning would facilitate fast calcium-dependent exocytosis at
the hair cell synapse.
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- Murugesh Padmanarayana
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University , Corvallis, Oregon 973331, United States
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Pujol R, Pickett SB, Nguyen TB, Stone JS. Large basolateral processes on type II hair cells are novel processing units in mammalian vestibular organs. J Comp Neurol 2014; 522:3141-59. [PMID: 24825750 DOI: 10.1002/cne.23625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Revised: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sensory receptors in the vestibular system (hair cells) encode head movements and drive central motor reflexes that control gaze, body movements, and body orientation. In mammals, type I and II vestibular hair cells are defined by their shape, contacts with vestibular afferent nerves, and membrane conductance. Here we describe unique morphological features of type II vestibular hair cells in mature rodents (mice and gerbils) and bats. These features are cytoplasmic processes that extend laterally from the hair cell base and project under type I hair cells. Closer analysis of adult mouse utricles demonstrated that the basolateral processes of type II hair cells vary in shape, size, and branching, with the longest processes extending three to four hair cell widths. The hair cell basolateral processes synapse upon vestibular afferent nerves and receive inputs from vestibular efferent nerves. Furthermore, some basolateral processes make physical contacts with the processes of other type II hair cells, forming some sort of network among type II hair cells. Basolateral processes are rare in perinatal mice and do not attain their mature form until 3-6 weeks of age. These observations demonstrate that basolateral processes are significant signaling regions of type II vestibular hair cells and suggest that type II hair cells may directly communicate with each other, which has not been described in vertebrates.
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- Rémy Pujol
- The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, and the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195-7923; INSERM Unit 1051, Institute of Neuroscience, 34091, Montpellier, France
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Jones SM, Jones TA. Genetics of peripheral vestibular dysfunction: lessons from mutant mouse strains. J Am Acad Audiol 2014; 25:289-301. [PMID: 25032973 PMCID: PMC4310552 DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.25.3.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND A considerable amount of research has been published about genetic hearing impairment. Fifty to sixty percent of hearing loss is thought to have a genetic cause. Genes may also play a significant role in acquired hearing loss due to aging, noise exposure, or ototoxic medications. Between 1995 and 2012, over 100 causative genes have been identified for syndromic and nonsyndromic forms of hereditary hearing loss. Mouse models have been extremely valuable in facilitating the discovery of hearing loss genes and in understanding inner ear pathology due to genetic mutations or elucidating fundamental mechanisms of inner ear development. PURPOSE Whereas much is being learned about hereditary hearing loss and the genetics of cochlear disorders, relatively little is known about the role genes may play in peripheral vestibular impairment. Here we review the literature with regard to genetics of vestibular dysfunction and discuss what we have learned from studies using mutant mouse models and direct measures of peripheral vestibular neural function. RESULTS Several genes are considered that when mutated lead to varying degrees of inner ear vestibular dysfunction due to deficits in otoconia, stereocilia, hair cells, or neurons. Behavior often does not reveal the inner ear deficit. Many of the examples presented are also known to cause human disorders. CONCLUSIONS Knowledge regarding the roles of particular genes in the operation of the vestibular sensory apparatus is growing, and it is clear that gene products co-expressed in the cochlea and vestibule may play different roles in the respective end organs. The discovery of new genes mediating critical inner ear vestibular function carries the promise of new strategies in diagnosing, treating, and managing patients as well as predicting the course and level of morbidity in human vestibular disease.
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- Sherri M Jones
- Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Ramakrishnan NA, Drescher MJ, Morley BJ, Kelley PM, Drescher DG. Calcium regulates molecular interactions of otoferlin with soluble NSF attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins required for hair cell exocytosis. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:8750-66. [PMID: 24478316 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.480533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in otoferlin, a C2 domain-containing ferlin family protein, cause non-syndromic hearing loss in humans (DFNB9 deafness). Furthermore, transmitter secretion of cochlear inner hair cells is compromised in mice lacking otoferlin. In the present study, we show that the C2F domain of otoferlin directly binds calcium (KD = 267 μM) with diminished binding in a pachanga (D1767G) C2F mouse mutation. Calcium was found to differentially regulate binding of otoferlin C2 domains to target SNARE (t-SNARE) proteins and phospholipids. C2D-F domains interact with the syntaxin-1 t-SNARE motif with maximum binding within the range of 20-50 μM Ca(2+). At 20 μM Ca(2+), the dissociation rate was substantially lower, indicating increased binding (KD = ∼10(-9)) compared with 0 μM Ca(2+) (KD = ∼10(-8)), suggesting a calcium-mediated stabilization of the C2 domain·t-SNARE complex. C2A and C2B interactions with t-SNAREs were insensitive to calcium. The C2F domain directly binds the t-SNARE SNAP-25 maximally at 100 μM and with reduction at 0 μM Ca(2+), a pattern repeated for C2F domain interactions with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. In contrast, C2F did not bind the vesicle SNARE protein synaptobrevin-1 (VAMP-1). Moreover, an antibody targeting otoferlin immunoprecipitated syntaxin-1 and SNAP-25 but not synaptobrevin-1. As opposed to an increase in binding with increased calcium, interactions between otoferlin C2F domain and intramolecular C2 domains occurred in the absence of calcium, consistent with intra-C2 domain interactions forming a "closed" tertiary structure at low calcium that "opens" as calcium increases. These results suggest a direct role for otoferlin in exocytosis and modulation of calcium-dependent membrane fusion.
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Zuccotti A, Lee SC, Campanelli D, Singer W, Satheesh SV, Patriarchi T, Geisler HS, Köpschall I, Rohbock K, Nothwang HG, Hu J, Hell JW, Schimmang T, Rüttiger L, Knipper M. L-type CaV1.2 deletion in the cochlea but not in the brainstem reduces noise vulnerability: implication for CaV1.2-mediated control of cochlear BDNF expression. Front Mol Neurosci 2013; 6:20. [PMID: 23950737 PMCID: PMC3739414 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2013.00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Voltage-gated L-type Ca2+ channels (L-VGCCs) like CaV1.2 are assumed to play a crucial role for controlling release of trophic peptides including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). In the inner ear of the adult mouse, besides the well-described L-VGCC CaV1.3, CaV1.2 is also expressed. Due to lethality of constitutive CaV1.2 knock-out mice, the function of this ion channel as well as its putative relationship to BDNF in the auditory system is entirely elusive. We recently described that BDNF plays a differential role for inner hair cell (IHC) vesicles release in normal and traumatized condition. To elucidate a presumptive role of CaV1.2 during this process, two tissue-specific conditional mouse lines were generated. To distinguish the impact of CaV1.2 on the cochlea from that on feedback loops from higher auditory centers CaV1.2 was deleted, in one mouse line, under the Pax2 promoter (CaV1.2Pax2) leading to a deletion in the spiral ganglion neurons, dorsal cochlear nucleus, and inferior colliculus. In the second mouse line, the Egr2 promoter was used for deleting CaV1.2 (CaV1.2Egr2) in auditory brainstem nuclei. In both mouse lines, normal hearing threshold and equal number of IHC release sites were observed. We found a slight reduction of auditory brainstem response wave I amplitudes in the CaV1.2Pax2 mice, but not in the CaV1.2Egr2 mice. After noise exposure, CaV1.2Pax2 mice had less-pronounced hearing loss that correlated with maintenance of ribbons in IHCs and less reduced activity in auditory nerve fibers, as well as in higher brain centers at supra-threshold sound stimulation. As reduced cochlear BDNF mRNA levels were found in CaV1.2Pax2 mice, we suggest that a CaV1.2-dependent step may participate in triggering part of the beneficial and deteriorating effects of cochlear BDNF in intact systems and during noise exposure through a pathway that is independent of CaV1.2 function in efferent circuits.
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- Annalisa Zuccotti
- Molecular Physiology of Hearing, Hearing Research Center Tübingen, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tübingen Tübingen, Germany
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The encoding of auditory information with indefatigable precision requires efficient resupply of vesicles at inner hair cell (IHC) ribbon synapses. Otoferlin, a transmembrane protein responsible for deafness in DFNB9 families, has been postulated to act as a calcium sensor for exocytosis as well as to be involved in rapid vesicle replenishment of IHCs. However, the molecular basis of vesicle recycling in IHCs is largely unknown. In the present study, we used high-resolution liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to copurify otoferlin interaction partners in the mammalian cochlea. We identified multiple subunits of the adaptor protein complex AP-2 (CLAP), an essential component of clathrin-mediated endocytosis, as binding partners of otoferlin in rats and mice. The interaction between otoferlin and AP-2 was confirmed by coimmunoprecipitation. We also found that AP-2 interacts with myosin VI, another otoferlin binding partner important for clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME). The expression of AP-2 in IHCs was verified by reverse transcription PCR. Confocal microscopy experiments revealed that the expression of AP-2 and its colocalization with otoferlin is confined to mature IHCs. When CME was inhibited by blocking dynamin action, real-time changes in membrane capacitance showed impaired synaptic vesicle replenishment in mature but not immature IHCs. We suggest that an otoferlin-AP-2 interaction drives Ca(2+)- and stimulus-dependent compensating CME in mature IHCs.
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Vele O, Schrijver I. Inherited hearing loss: molecular genetics and diagnostic testing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 2:231-48. [PMID: 23495655 DOI: 10.1517/17530059.2.3.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hearing loss is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous condition with major medical and social consequences. It affects up to 8% of the general population. OBJECTIVE This review recapitulates the principles of auditory physiology and the molecular basis of hearing loss, outlines the main types of non-syndromic and syndromic deafness by mode of inheritance, and provides an overview of current clinically available genetic testing. METHODS This paper reviews the literature on auditory physiology and on genes, associated with hearing loss, for which genetic testing is presently offered. RESULTS/CONCLUSION The advent of molecular diagnostic assays for hereditary hearing loss permits earlier detection of the underlying causes, facilitates appropriate interventions, and is expected to generate the data necessary for more specific genotype-phenotype correlations.
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- Oana Vele
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Pediatrics, L235, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA +1 650 724 2403 ; +1 650 724 1567 ;
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Hair cell replacement in adult mouse utricles after targeted ablation of hair cells with diphtheria toxin. J Neurosci 2013; 32:15093-105. [PMID: 23100430 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1709-12.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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We developed a transgenic mouse to permit conditional and selective ablation of hair cells in the adult mouse utricle by inserting the human diphtheria toxin receptor (DTR) gene into the Pou4f3 gene, which encodes a hair cell-specific transcription factor. In adult wild-type mice, administration of diphtheria toxin (DT) caused no significant hair cell loss. In adult Pou4f3(+/DTR) mice, DT treatment reduced hair cell numbers to 6% of normal by 14 days post-DT. Remaining hair cells were located primarily in the lateral extrastriola. Over time, hair cell numbers increased in these regions, reaching 17% of untreated Pou4f3(+/DTR) mice by 60 days post-DT. Replacement hair cells were morphologically distinct, with multiple cytoplasmic processes, and displayed evidence for active mechanotransduction channels and synapses characteristic of type II hair cells. Three lines of evidence suggest replacement hair cells were derived via direct (nonmitotic) transdifferentiation of supporting cells: new hair cells did not incorporate BrdU, supporting cells upregulated the pro-hair cell gene Atoh1, and supporting cell numbers decreased over time. This study introduces a new method for efficient conditional hair cell ablation in adult mouse utricles and demonstrates that hair cells are spontaneously regenerated in vivo in regions where there may be ongoing hair cell turnover.
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Mahdieh N, Shirkavand A, Rabbani B, Tekin M, Akbari B, Akbari MT, Zeinali S. Screening of OTOF mutations in Iran: a novel mutation and review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 76:1610-5. [PMID: 22906306 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Revised: 07/21/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Mutations in OTOF have been reported to cause nonsyndromic hearing loss in different populations. The purpose of this study is screening of OTOF mutations in Iranian population. METHODS Thirty-eight consanguineous families affected with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) and negative for GJB2 or GJB6 mutations were screened by autozygosity mapping and Sanger sequencing to find OTOF mutations. RESULTS A novel homozygous frameshift mutation (c.1981dupG) was found to cause hearing loss in one family and no other OTOF variants were detected in the remaining families. The affected individuals were homozygous forp. D661GfsX2 causing defect in long isoform of otoferlin. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that OTOF mutations are not the major cause of ARNSHL in the Iranian population but still may play an important role in HL; therefore evaluation the OTOF gene is of concern.
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- Nejat Mahdieh
- Medical Genetic Group, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
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Föller M, Jaumann M, Dettling J, Saxena A, Pakladok T, Munoz C, Ruth P, Sopjani M, Seebohm G, Rüttiger L, Knipper M, Lang F. AMP-activated protein kinase in BK-channel regulation and protection against hearing loss following acoustic overstimulation. FASEB J 2012; 26:4243-53. [PMID: 22767231 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-208132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The energy-sensing AMP-activated serine/threonine protein kinase (AMPK) confers cell survival in part by stimulation of cellular energy production and limitation of cellular energy utilization. AMPK-sensitive functions further include activities of epithelial Na+ channel ENaC and voltage-gated K+ channel KCNE1/KCNQ1. AMPK is activated by an increased cytosolic Ca2+ concentration. The present study explored whether AMPK regulates the Ca2+-sensitive large conductance and voltage-gated potassium (BK) channel. cRNA encoding BK channel was injected into Xenopus oocytes with and without additional injection of wild-type AMPK (AMPKα1+AMPKβ1+AMPKγ1), constitutively active AMPKγR70Q, or inactive AMPKαK45R. BK-channel activity was determined utilizing the 2-electrode voltage-clamp. Moreover, BK-channel protein abundance in the cell membrane was determined by confocal immunomicroscopy. As BK channels are expressed in outer hair cells (OHC) of the inner ear and lack of BK channels increases noise vulnerability, OHC BK-channel expression was examined by immunohistochemistry and hearing function analyzed by auditory brain stem response measurements in AMPKα1-deficient mice (ampk-/-) and in wild-type mice (ampk+/+). As a result, coexpression of AMPK or AMPKγR70Q but not of AMPKαK45R significantly enhanced BK-channel-mediated currents and BK-channel protein abundance in the oocyte cell membrane. BK-channel expression in the inner ear was lower in ampk-/- mice than in ampk+/+ mice. The hearing thresholds prior to and immediately after an acoustic overexposure were similar in ampk-/- and ampk+/+ mice. However, the recovery from the acoustic trauma was significantly impaired in ampk-/- mice compared to ampk+/+ mice. In summary, AMPK is a potent regulator of BK channels. It may thus participate in the signaling cascades that protect the inner ear from damage following acoustic overstimulation.
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- Michael Föller
- Department of Physiology, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr. 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Parallel evolution of auditory genes for echolocation in bats and toothed whales. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002788. [PMID: 22761589 PMCID: PMC3386236 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The ability of bats and toothed whales to echolocate is a remarkable case of convergent evolution. Previous genetic studies have documented parallel evolution of nucleotide sequences in Prestin and KCNQ4, both of which are associated with voltage motility during the cochlear amplification of signals. Echolocation involves complex mechanisms. The most important factors include cochlear amplification, nerve transmission, and signal re-coding. Herein, we screen three genes that play different roles in this auditory system. Cadherin 23 (Cdh23) and its ligand, protocadherin 15 (Pcdh15), are essential for bundling motility in the sensory hair. Otoferlin (Otof) responds to nerve signal transmission in the auditory inner hair cell. Signals of parallel evolution occur in all three genes in the three groups of echolocators—two groups of bats (Yangochiroptera and Rhinolophoidea) plus the dolphin. Significant signals of positive selection also occur in Cdh23 in the Rhinolophoidea and dolphin, and Pcdh15 in Yangochiroptera. In addition, adult echolocating bats have higher levels of Otof expression in the auditory cortex than do their embryos and non-echolocation bats. Cdh23 and Pcdh15 encode the upper and lower parts of tip-links, and both genes show signals of convergent evolution and positive selection in echolocators, implying that they may co-evolve to optimize cochlear amplification. Convergent evolution and expression patterns of Otof suggest the potential role of nerve and brain in echolocation. Our synthesis of gene sequence and gene expression analyses reveals that positive selection, parallel evolution, and perhaps co-evolution and gene expression affect multiple hearing genes that play different roles in audition, including voltage and bundle motility in cochlear amplification, nerve transmission, and brain function. The convergent origins of laryngeal echolocation in two groups of bats (Yangochiroptera and Rhinolophoidea) and toothed whales have long been a focus of interest for biologists. We screened three candidate genes—Cdh23, Pcdh15, and Otof—involved in different steps in the echolocation system. Signals of parallel evolution occurred in all three genes in the three groups of echolocators. Cdh23 and Pcdh15 constitute part of the mechanical link within the hair bundle of the ear. Both genes showed signals of both convergent evolution and positive selection, which implied they may have co-evolved to optimize cochlear amplification. Further, three lines of evidence suggest that Otof plays an important role in the transmission of signals in the brain during echolocation. First, the gene is more highly expressed in the auditory cortex of the brain in echolocating adult bats than in other cerebral cortexes. Second, this expression is higher in adult echolocating female bats than in their embryos, which do not use echolocation. Third, echolocators also have a higher level of expression in their cerebral cortexes than do non-echolocating bats. Taken with other evidence, the independent origins of echolocation involve the same genes that have evolved in precisely identical ways.
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Schraven SP, Franz C, Rüttiger L, Löwenheim H, Lysakowski A, Stoffel W, Knipper M. Altered phenotype of the vestibular organ in GLAST-1 null mice. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2012; 13:323-33. [PMID: 22350511 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-011-0311-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Various studies point to a crucial role of the high-affinity sodium-coupled glutamate aspartate transporter GLAST-1 for modulation of excitatory transmission as shown in the retina and the CNS. While 2-4-month-old GLAST-1 null mice did not show any functional vestibular abnormality, we observed profound circling behavior in older (7 months) animals lacking GLAST-1. An unchanged total number of otoferlin-positive vestibular hair cells (VHCs), similar ribbon numbers in VHCs, and an unchanged VGLUT3 expression in type II VHCs were detected in GLAST-1 null compared to wild-type mice. A partial loss of supporting cells and an apparent decline of a voltage-gated channel potassium subunit (KCNQ4) was observed in postsynaptic calyceal afferents contacting type I VHCs, together with a reduction of neurofilament- (NF200-) and vesicular glutamate transporter 1- (VGLUT1-) positive calyces in GLAST-1 null mice. Taken together, GLAST-1 deletion appeared to preferentially affect the maintenance of a normal postsynaptic/neuronal phenotype, evident only with increasing age.
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- Sebastian P Schraven
- Department of Otolaryngology, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre (THRC), Molecular Physiology of Hearing, University of Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str. 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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cGMP-Prkg1 signaling and Pde5 inhibition shelter cochlear hair cells and hearing function. Nat Med 2012; 18:252-9. [PMID: 22270721 DOI: 10.1038/nm.2634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a global health hazard with considerable pathophysiological and social consequences that has no effective treatment. In the heart, lung and other organs, cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) facilitates protective processes in response to traumatic events. We therefore analyzed NIHL in mice with a genetic deletion of the gene encoding cGMP-dependent protein kinase type I (Prkg1) and found a greater vulnerability to and markedly less recovery from NIHL in these mice as compared to mice without the deletion. Prkg1 was expressed in the sensory cells and neurons of the inner ear of wild-type mice, and its expression partly overlapped with the expression profile of cGMP-hydrolyzing phosphodiesterase 5 (Pde5). Treatment of rats and wild-type mice with the Pde5 inhibitor vardenafil almost completely prevented NIHL and caused a Prkg1-dependent upregulation of poly (ADP-ribose) in hair cells and the spiral ganglion, suggesting an endogenous protective cGMP-Prkg1 signaling pathway that culminates in the activation of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. These data suggest vardenafil or related drugs as possible candidates for the treatment of NIHL.
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Zak M, Bress A, Pfister M, Blin N. Temporal expression pattern of Fkbp8 in rodent cochlea. Cell Physiol Biochem 2011; 28:1023-30. [PMID: 22178952 DOI: 10.1159/000335789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND FKBP8 is a multifunctional protein involved in many distinct processes like formation of central nervous system, viral RNA replication and inhibition of apoptosis. Fkbp8 expression was reported in different tissues, various cell lines and malignancies, in the latter displaying changes during carcinogenesis. Loss of Fkbp8 leads to substantial neurodegenerations during regular mouse development, thus hearing onset in mice could also potentially depend on Fkbp8 expression. Since Fkbp8 is crucial for patterning of neuronal function, we studied its expression during maturation of the rodent auditory function. METHODS Fkbp8 gene expression in rodent cochlear samples was studied by RT-PCR, qPCR, and western blot. Localization of Fkbp8 transcripts and protein was analyzed by in-situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Studies of auditory organ demonstrate that Fkbp8 gene activity is increasing just before hearing onset and gradually decreasing after onset of hearing. Western blot analysis suggests substantial levels of Fkbp8 protein before hearing onset, and slow degradation after onset of hearing. The Fkbp8 mRNA is localized in spiral ganglion of cochlea but its distribution changes over time to the stria vascularis, a finding supported by immunohistochemistry staining. Additionally, in pre-hearing time Fkbp8-specific signal was also observed in the tectorial membrane, whose α- and β-Tectorin components show similar time-dependent expression of mRNA as Fkbp8. CONCLUSION These results indicate a temporal shift in expression of Fkbp8 which correlates with cochlear maturation, strongly suggesting a contribution of Fkbp8 to the onset of the rodent hearing processes.
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- Magdalena Zak
- University of Tübingen, Institute of Human Genetics, Tübingen, Germany.
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Lek A, Evesson FJ, Sutton RB, North KN, Cooper ST. Ferlins: regulators of vesicle fusion for auditory neurotransmission, receptor trafficking and membrane repair. Traffic 2011; 13:185-94. [PMID: 21838746 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2011.01267.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 08/10/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ferlins are a family of multiple C2 domain proteins with emerging roles in vesicle fusion and membrane trafficking. Ferlin mutations are associated with muscular dystrophy (dysferlin) and deafness (otoferlin) in humans, and infertility in Caenorhabditis elegans (Fer-1) and Drosophila (misfire), demonstrating their importance for normal cellular functioning. Ferlins show ancient origins in eukaryotic evolution and are detected in all eukaryotic kingdoms, including unicellular eukaryotes and apicomplexian protists, suggesting origins in a common ancestor predating eukaryotic evolutionary branching. The characteristic feature of the ferlin family is their multiple tandem cytosolic C2 domains (five to seven C2 domains), the most of any protein family, and an extremely rare feature amongst eukaryotic proteins. Ferlins also bear a unique nested DysF domain and small conserved 60-70 residue ferlin-specific sequences (Fer domains). Ferlins segregate into two subtypes based on the presence (type I ferlin) or absence (type II ferlin) of the DysF and FerA domains. Ferlins have diverse tissue-specific and developmental expression patterns, with ferlin animal models united by pathologies arising from defects in vesicle fusion. Consistent with their proposed role in vesicle trafficking, ferlin interaction partners include cytoskeletal motors, other vesicle-associated trafficking proteins and transmembrane receptors or channels. Herein we summarize the research history of the ferlins, an intriguing family of structurally conserved proteins with a preserved ancestral function as regulators of vesicle fusion and receptor trafficking.
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- Angela Lek
- Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
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Lubka-Pathak M, Shah AA, Gallozzi M, Müller M, Zimmermann U, Löwenheim H, Pfister M, Knipper M, Blin N, Schimmang T. Altered expression of securin (Pttg1) and serpina3n in the auditory system of hearing-impaired Tff3-deficient mice. Cell Mol Life Sci 2011; 68:2739-49. [PMID: 21076990 PMCID: PMC11114927 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0586-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2010] [Revised: 10/22/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Tff3 peptide exerts important functions in cytoprotection and restitution of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract epithelia. Moreover, its presence in the rodent inner ear and involvement in the hearing process was demonstrated recently. However, its role in the auditory system still remains elusive. Our previous results showed a deterioration of hearing with age in Tff3-deficient animals. RESULTS Present detailed analysis of auditory brain stem response (ABR) measurements and immunohistochemical study of selected functional proteins indicated a normal function and phenotype of the cochlea in Tff3 mutants. However, a microarray-based screening of tissue derived from the auditory central nervous system revealed an alteration of securin (Pttg1) and serpina3n expression between wild-type and Tff3 knock-out animals. This was confirmed by qRT-PCR, immunostaining and western blots. CONCLUSIONS We found highly down-regulated Pttg1 and up-regulated serpina3n expression as a consequence of genetically deleting Tff3 in mice, indicating a potential role of these factors during the development of presbyacusis.
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- M. Lubka-Pathak
- Division of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 27, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 27, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Sanz y Forés 3, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- University Hospital of Otorhinolaryngology, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre (THRC), Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- University Hospital of Otorhinolaryngology, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre (THRC), Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- University Hospital of Otorhinolaryngology, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre (THRC), Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- University Hospital of Otorhinolaryngology, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre (THRC), Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- University Hospital of Otorhinolaryngology, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre (THRC), Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 27, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/Sanz y Forés 3, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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Zampini V, Rüttiger L, Johnson SL, Franz C, Furness DN, Waldhaus J, Xiong H, Hackney CM, Holley MC, Offenhauser N, Di Fiore PP, Knipper M, Masetto S, Marcotti W. Eps8 regulates hair bundle length and functional maturation of mammalian auditory hair cells. PLoS Biol 2011; 9:e1001048. [PMID: 21526224 PMCID: PMC3079587 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 03/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hair cells of the mammalian cochlea are specialized for the dynamic coding of sound stimuli. The transduction of sound waves into electrical signals depends upon mechanosensitive hair bundles that project from the cell's apical surface. Each stereocilium within a hair bundle is composed of uniformly polarized and tightly packed actin filaments. Several stereociliary proteins have been shown to be associated with hair bundle development and function and are known to cause deafness in mice and humans when mutated. The growth of the stereociliar actin core is dynamically regulated at the actin filament barbed ends in the stereociliary tip. We show that Eps8, a protein with actin binding, bundling, and barbed-end capping activities in other systems, is a novel component of the hair bundle. Eps8 is localized predominantly at the tip of the stereocilia and is essential for their normal elongation and function. Moreover, we have found that Eps8 knockout mice are profoundly deaf and that IHCs, but not OHCs, fail to mature into fully functional sensory receptors. We propose that Eps8 directly regulates stereocilia growth in hair cells and also plays a crucial role in the physiological maturation of mammalian cochlear IHCs. Together, our results indicate that Eps8 is critical in coordinating the development and functionality of mammalian auditory hair cells.
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- Valeria Zampini
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Department of Physiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology, THR, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Otolaryngology, THR, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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- Department of Otolaryngology, THR, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, THR, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
- Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology, THR, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- * E-mail: (WM); (SM)
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (WM); (SM)
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Myoblast fusion contributes to muscle growth in development and during regeneration of mature muscle. Myoblasts fuse to each other as well as to multinucleate myotubes to enlarge the myofiber. The molecular mechanisms of myoblast fusion are incompletely understood. Adhesion, apposition, and membrane fusion are accompanied by cytoskeletal rearrangements. The ferlin family of proteins is implicated in human muscle disease and has been implicated in fusion events in muscle, including myoblast fusion, vesicle trafficking and membrane repair. Dysferlin was the first mammalian ferlin identified and it is now known that there are six different ferlins. Loss-of-function mutations in the dysferlin gene lead to limb girdle muscular dystrophy and the milder disorder Miyoshi Myopathy. Dysferlin is a membrane-associated protein that has been implicated in resealing disruptions in the muscle plasma membrane. Newer data supports a broader role for dysferlin in intracellular vesicular movement, a process also important for resealing. Myoferlin is highly expressed in myoblasts that undergoing fusion, and the absence of myoferlin leads to impaired myoblast fusion. Myoferlin also regulates intracellular trafficking events, including endocytic recycling, a process where internalized vesicles are returned to the plasma membrane. The trafficking role of ferlin proteins is reviewed herein with a specific focus as to how this machinery alters myogenesis and muscle growth.
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Affiliation(s)
- Avery D Posey
- Genomics and Systems Biology, Committee on Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Johnson CP, Chapman ER. Otoferlin is a calcium sensor that directly regulates SNARE-mediated membrane fusion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 191:187-97. [PMID: 20921140 PMCID: PMC2953437 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201002089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Otoferlin is a large multi-C2 domain protein proposed to act as a calcium sensor that regulates synaptic vesicle exocytosis in cochlear hair cells. Although mutations in otoferlin have been associated with deafness, its contribution to neurotransmitter release is unresolved. Using recombinant proteins, we demonstrate that five of the six C2 domains of otoferlin sense calcium with apparent dissociation constants that ranged from 13-25 µM; in the presence of membranes, these apparent affinities increase by up to sevenfold. Using a reconstituted membrane fusion assay, we found that five of the six C2 domains of otoferlin stimulate membrane fusion in a calcium-dependent manner. We also demonstrate that a calcium binding-deficient form of the C2C domain is incapable of stimulating membrane fusion, further underscoring the importance of calcium for the protein's function. These results demonstrate for the first time that otoferlin is a calcium sensor that can directly regulate soluble N-ethyl-maleimide sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptor-mediated membrane fusion reactions.
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- Colin P Johnson
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Goodyear RJ, Legan PK, Christiansen JR, Xia B, Korchagina J, Gale JE, Warchol ME, Corwin JT, Richardson GP. Identification of the hair cell soma-1 antigen, HCS-1, as otoferlin. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2010; 11:573-86. [PMID: 20809368 PMCID: PMC2975885 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-010-0231-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2009] [Accepted: 08/05/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hair cells, the mechanosensitive receptor cells of the inner ear, are critical for our senses of hearing and balance. The small number of these receptor cells in the inner ear has impeded the identification and characterization of proteins important for hair cell function. The binding specificity of monoclonal antibodies provides a means for identifying hair cell-specific proteins and isolating them for further study. We have generated a monoclonal antibody, termed hair cell soma-1 (HCS-1), which specifically immunolabels hair cells in at least five vertebrate classes, including sharks and rays, bony fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. We used HCS-1 to immunoprecipitate the cognate antigen and identified it as otoferlin, a member of the ferlin protein family. Mutations in otoferlin underlie DFNB9, a recessive, nonsyndromic form of prelingual deafness characterized as an auditory neuropathy. Using immunocytochemistry, we find that otoferlin is associated with the entire basolateral membrane of the hair cells and with vesicular structures distributed throughout most of the hair cell cytoplasm. Biochemical assays indicate that otoferlin is tightly associated with membranes, as it is not solubilized by alterations in calcium or salt concentrations. HCS-1 immunolabeling does not co-localize with ribeye, a constituent of synaptic ribbons, suggesting that otoferlin may, in addition to its proposed function in synaptic vesicle release, play additional roles in hair cells.
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- Richard J Goodyear
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK.
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Dulon D, Safieddine S, Jones SM, Petit C. Otoferlin is critical for a highly sensitive and linear calcium-dependent exocytosis at vestibular hair cell ribbon synapses. J Neurosci 2009; 29:10474-87. [PMID: 19710301 PMCID: PMC2966717 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1009-09.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2009] [Revised: 07/07/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Otoferlin, a C2-domain-containing Ca(2+) binding protein, is required for synaptic exocytosis in auditory hair cells. However, its exact role remains essentially unknown. Intriguingly enough, no balance defect has been observed in otoferlin-deficient (Otof(-/-)) mice. Here, we show that the vestibular nerve compound action potentials evoked during transient linear acceleration ramps in Otof(-/-) mice display higher threshold, lower amplitude, and increased latency compared with wild-type mice. Using patch-clamp capacitance measurement in intact utricles, we show that type I and type II hair cells display a remarkable linear transfer function between Ca(2+) entry, flowing through voltage-activated Ca(2+) channels, and exocytosis. This linear Ca(2+) dependence was observed when changing the Ca(2+) channel open probability or the Ca(2+) flux per channel during various test potentials. In Otof(-/-) hair cells, exocytosis displays slower kinetics, reduced Ca(2+) sensitivity, and nonlinear Ca(2+) dependence, despite morphologically normal synapses and normal Ca(2+) currents. We conclude that otoferlin is essential for a high-affinity Ca(2+) sensor function that allows efficient and linear encoding of low-intensity stimuli at the vestibular hair cell synapse.
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MESH Headings
- Acceleration
- Action Potentials/drug effects
- Action Potentials/physiology
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Biophysics
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channel Blockers/pharmacology
- Chelating Agents/pharmacology
- Egtazic Acid/analogs & derivatives
- Egtazic Acid/pharmacology
- Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials/drug effects
- Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials/physiology
- Exocytosis/drug effects
- Exocytosis/genetics
- Exocytosis/physiology
- Hair Cells, Vestibular/classification
- Hair Cells, Vestibular/cytology
- Hair Cells, Vestibular/drug effects
- Hair Cells, Vestibular/physiology
- Linear Models
- Membrane Proteins/deficiency
- Membrane Proteins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Myosin VIIa
- Myosins/metabolism
- Patch-Clamp Techniques/methods
- Reaction Time/drug effects
- Reaction Time/physiology
- Receptors, AMPA/metabolism
- Synapses/drug effects
- Synapses/genetics
- Synapses/physiology
- Synapses/ultrastructure
- Tetrodotoxin/pharmacology
- Vestibular Nerve/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- Didier Dulon
- Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Institut des Neurosciences de Bordeaux, Equipe Neurophysiologie de la Synapse Auditive, Inserm, Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé 587, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôpital Pellegrin, 33076 Bordeaux, France.
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