Different types of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) are essential for auditory perception by transmitting complex auditory information from hair cells (HCs) to the brain. Here, we use deep, single cell transcriptomics to study the molecular mechanisms that govern their identity and organization in mice. We identify a core set of temporally patterned genes and gene regulatory networks that may contribute to the diversification of SGNs through sequential binary decisions and demonstrate a role for NEUROD1 in driving specification of a Ic-SGN phenotype. We also find that each trajectory of the decision tree is defined by initial co-expression of alternative subtype molecular controls followed by gradual shifts toward cell fate resolution. Finally, analysis of both developing SGN and HC types reveals cell-cell signaling potentially playing a role in the differentiation of SGNs. Our results indicate that SGN identities are drafted prior to birth and reveal molecular principles that shape their differentiation and will facilitate studies of their development, physiology, and dysfunction.
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- buněčná diferenciace genetika MeSH
- ganglion spirale * MeSH
- myši MeSH
- neurony * metabolismus MeSH
- RNA metabolismus MeSH
- vláskové buňky metabolismus MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
This review provides an up-to-date source of information on the primary auditory neurons or spiral ganglion neurons in the cochlea. These neurons transmit auditory information in the form of electric signals from sensory hair cells to the first auditory nuclei of the brain stem, the cochlear nuclei. Congenital and acquired neurosensory hearing loss affects millions of people worldwide. An increasing body of evidence suggest that the primary auditory neurons degenerate due to noise exposure and aging more readily than sensory cells, and thus, auditory neurons are a primary target for regenerative therapy. A better understanding of the development and function of these neurons is the ultimate goal for long-term maintenance, regeneration, and stem cell replacement therapy. In this review, we provide an overview of the key molecular factors responsible for the function and neurogenesis of the primary auditory neurons, as well as a brief introduction to stem cell research focused on the replacement and generation of auditory neurons.
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- ganglion spirale embryologie fyziologie MeSH
- indukované pluripotentní kmenové buňky cytologie MeSH
- kochlea embryologie fyziologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mozkový kmen MeSH
- mutace MeSH
- myši MeSH
- neurogeneze MeSH
- neurony fyziologie MeSH
- nucleus cochlearis embryologie fyziologie MeSH
- percepční nedoslýchavost patofyziologie MeSH
- regenerativní lékařství metody MeSH
- sekvence nukleotidů MeSH
- sluchové kmenové evokované potenciály MeSH
- vláskové buňky fyziologie MeSH
- vnitřní ucho embryologie fyziologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
Ear development requires the transcription factors ATOH1 for hair cell differentiation and NEUROD1 for sensory neuron development. In addition, NEUROD1 negatively regulates Atoh1 gene expression. As we previously showed that deletion of the Neurod1 gene in the cochlea results in axon guidance defects and excessive peripheral innervation of the sensory epithelium, we hypothesized that some of the innervation defects may be a result of abnormalities in NEUROD1 and ATOH1 interactions. To characterize the interdependency of ATOH1 and NEUROD1 in inner ear development, we generated a new Atoh1/Neurod1 double null conditional deletion mutant. Through careful comparison of the effects of single Atoh1 or Neurod1 gene deletion with combined double Atoh1 and Neurod1 deletion, we demonstrate that NEUROD1-ATOH1 interactions are not important for the Neurod1 null innervation phenotype. We report that neurons lacking Neurod1 can innervate the flat epithelium without any sensory hair cells or supporting cells left after Atoh1 deletion, indicating that neurons with Neurod1 deletion do not require the presence of hair cells for axon growth. Moreover, transcriptome analysis identified genes encoding axon guidance and neurite growth molecules that are dysregulated in the Neurod1 deletion mutant. Taken together, we demonstrate that much of the projections of NEUROD1-deprived inner ear sensory neurons are regulated cell-autonomously.
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- apoptóza genetika MeSH
- axony metabolismus MeSH
- biologické modely MeSH
- buněčná diferenciace genetika MeSH
- Cortiho orgán patologie MeSH
- delece genu MeSH
- epitel metabolismus MeSH
- ganglion spirale metabolismus MeSH
- mutace genetika MeSH
- myši knockoutované MeSH
- nervová vlákna metabolismus MeSH
- proteiny nervové tkáně genetika metabolismus MeSH
- regulace genové exprese MeSH
- stanovení celkové genové exprese MeSH
- transkripční faktory bHLH genetika metabolismus MeSH
- transkripční faktory SOXB1 metabolismus MeSH
- vláskové buňky metabolismus patologie ultrastruktura MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Hearing depends on extracting frequency, intensity, and temporal properties from sound to generate an auditory map for acoustical signal processing. How physiology intersects with molecular specification to fine tune the developing properties of the auditory system that enable these aspects remains unclear. We made a novel conditional deletion model that eliminates the transcription factor NEUROD1 exclusively in the ear. These mice (both sexes) develop a truncated frequency range with no neuroanatomically recognizable mapping of spiral ganglion neurons onto distinct locations in the cochlea nor a cochleotopic map presenting topographically discrete projections to the cochlear nuclei. The disorganized primary cochleotopic map alters tuning properties of the inferior colliculus units, which display abnormal frequency, intensity, and temporal sound coding. At the behavioral level, animals show alterations in the acoustic startle response, consistent with altered neuroanatomical and physiological properties. We demonstrate that absence of the primary afferent topology during embryonic development leads to dysfunctional tonotopy of the auditory system. Such effects have never been investigated in other sensory systems because of the lack of comparable single gene mutation models.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT All sensory systems form a topographical map of neuronal projections from peripheral sensory organs to the brain. Neuronal projections in the auditory pathway are cochleotopically organized, providing a tonotopic map of sound frequencies. Primary sensory maps typically arise by molecular cues, requiring physiological refinements. Past work has demonstrated physiologic plasticity in many senses without ever molecularly undoing the specific mapping of an entire primary sensory projection. We genetically manipulated primary auditory neurons to generate a scrambled cochleotopic projection. Eliminating tonotopic representation to auditory nuclei demonstrates the inability of physiological processes to restore a tonotopic presentation of sound in the midbrain. Our data provide the first insights into the limits of physiology-mediated brainstem plasticity during the development of the auditory system.
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- chování zvířat fyziologie MeSH
- colliculus inferior anatomie a histologie fyziologie MeSH
- ganglion spirale cytologie fyziologie MeSH
- mapování mozku MeSH
- mezencefalon embryologie fyziologie MeSH
- myši knockoutované MeSH
- myši MeSH
- nucleus cochlearis anatomie a histologie fyziologie MeSH
- sluch fyziologie MeSH
- sluchová percepce genetika fyziologie MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- transkripční faktory bHLH genetika fyziologie MeSH
- úleková reakce genetika fyziologie MeSH
- vestibulární aparát anatomie a histologie fyziologie MeSH
- vnímání výšky zvuku fyziologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
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- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- myši MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH
The development, maturation, and maintenance of the inner ear are governed by temporal and spatial expression cascades of transcription factors that form a gene regulatory network. ISLET1 (ISL1) may be one of the major players in this cascade, and in order to study its role in the regulation of inner ear development, we produced a transgenic mouse overexpressing Isl1 under the Pax2 promoter. Pax2-regulated ISL1 overexpression increases the embryonic ISL1(+) domain and induces accelerated nerve fiber extension and branching in E12.5 embryos. Despite these gains in early development, the overexpression of ISL1 impairs the maintenance and function of hair cells of the organ of Corti. Mutant mice exhibit hyperactivity, circling behavior, and progressive age-related decline in hearing functions, which is reflected in reduced otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) followed by elevated hearing thresholds. The reduction of the amplitude of DPOAEs in transgenic mice was first detected at 1 month of age. By 6-9 months of age, DPOAEs completely disappeared, suggesting a functional inefficiency of outer hair cells (OHCs). The timing of DPOAE reduction coincides with the onset of the deterioration of cochlear efferent terminals. In contrast to these effects on efferents, we only found a moderate loss of OHCs and spiral ganglion neurons. For the first time, our results show that the genetic alteration of the medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferent system induces an early onset of age-related hearing loss. Thus, the neurodegeneration of the MOC system could be a contributing factor to the pathology of age-related hearing loss.
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- analýza přežití MeSH
- embryo savčí metabolismus patologie MeSH
- ganglion spirale patologie MeSH
- kochlea inervace patologie patofyziologie MeSH
- messenger RNA genetika metabolismus MeSH
- molekulární motory metabolismus MeSH
- myši transgenní MeSH
- nedoslýchavost patologie patofyziologie MeSH
- neurony eferentní MeSH
- otoakustické emise spontánní MeSH
- počet buněk MeSH
- proteiny s homeodoménou LIM metabolismus MeSH
- sluchový práh MeSH
- stárnutí patologie MeSH
- transkripční faktor PAX2 metabolismus MeSH
- transkripční faktory metabolismus MeSH
- vnější vláskové buňky patologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Direct drug delivery to the cochlea is associated with the risk of irreversible damage to the ear. In this study, liposome and polymersome nanoparticles (NPs), both formed from amphiphilic molecules (lipids in liposomes and block copolymers in polymersomes), were tested as potential tools for drug delivery to the cochlea via application onto the round window membrane in adult mice (strain C3H). One day after round window membrane application, both types of NPs labeled with fluorescent markers were identified in the spiral ganglion in all cochlear turns without producing any distinct morphological or functional damage to the inner ear. NPs were detected, although to a lesser extent, in the organ of Corti and the lateral wall. The potential of liposome and polymersome NPs as therapeutic delivery systems into the cochlea via the round window membrane was evaluated using disulfiram, a neurotoxic agent, as a model payload. Disulfiram-loaded NP delivery resulted in a significant decrease in the number of spiral ganglion cells starting 2 days postapplication, with associated pronounced hearing loss reaching 20-35 dB 2 weeks postapplication as assessed through auditory brainstem responses. No changes in hair cell morphology and function (as assessed by recording otoacoustic emissions) were detected after disulfiram-loaded NP application. No effects were observed in controls where solution of free disulfiram was similarly administered. The results demonstrate that liposome and polymersome NPs are capable of carrying a payload into the inner ear that elicits a biological effect, with consequences measurable by a functional readout.
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- apoptóza účinky léků MeSH
- Cortiho orgán účinky léků ultrastruktura MeSH
- cytotoxiny aplikace a dávkování farmakologie MeSH
- disulfiram aplikace a dávkování farmakologie MeSH
- fenestra rotunda účinky léků metabolismus ultrastruktura MeSH
- ganglion spirale cytologie účinky léků MeSH
- kaspasa 3 metabolismus MeSH
- kochlea účinky léků metabolismus ultrastruktura MeSH
- liposomy analýza MeSH
- myši MeSH
- nanočástice analýza MeSH
- povrchově aktivní látky chemie MeSH
- systémy cílené aplikace léků metody MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- myši MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
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- buněčná membrána patologie MeSH
- ceroid MeSH
- cytoplazmatická granula ultrastruktura MeSH
- finanční podpora výzkumu jako téma MeSH
- ganglion spirale ultrastruktura MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- lipofuscin MeSH
- mozková hypoxie a ischemie patologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Klíčová slova
- haditý ganglion, N-acetylcystein,
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- acetylcystein * aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- ganglion spirale patologie MeSH
- ischemie mozku * prevence a kontrola MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- neurony * účinky léků ultrastruktura MeSH
- neuroprotektivní látky terapeutické užití MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
