Thursday, May 28, 2020

Study charts developmental map of inner ear sound sensor in mice

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

May 28, 2020

Study charts developmental map of inner ear sound sensor in mice

Data offers valuable resource for developing stem cell-based therapies for hearing loss

Enhanced microscopic image showing sensory hair cells (colored pink) developing in a newborn mouse cochlea.

A team of researchers has generated a developmental map of a key sound-sensing structure in the mouse inner ear. Scientists at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their collaborators analyzed data from 30,000 cells from mouse cochlea, the snail-shaped structure of the inner ear. The results provide insights into the genetic programs that drive the formation of cells important for detecting sounds. The study also sheds light specifically on the underlying cause of hearing loss linked to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome.

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