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Molecular architecture underlying fluid absorption by the developing inner ear.

ABSTRACT: Mutations of SLC26A4 are a common cause of hearing loss associated with enlargement of the endolymphatic sac (EES). Slc26a4 expression in the developing mouse endolymphatic sac is required for acquisition of normal inner ear structure and function. Here, we show that the mouse endolymphatic sac absorbs fluid in an SLC26A4-dependent fashion. Fluid absorption was sensitive to ouabain and gadolinium but insensitive to benzamil, bafilomycin and S3226. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of pre- and postnatal endolymphatic sacs demonstrates two types of differentiated cells. Early ribosome-rich cells (RRCs) have a transcriptomic signature suggesting expression and secretion of extracellular proteins, while mature RRCs express genes implicated in innate immunity. The transcriptomic signature of mitochondria-rich cells (MRCs) indicates that they mediate vectorial ion transport. We propose a molecular mechanism for resorption of NaCl by MRCs during development, and conclude that disruption of this mechanism is the root cause of hearing loss associated with EES.

SUBMITTER: Honda K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5634787 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Molecular architecture underlying fluid absorption by the developing inner ear.

Honda Keiji K Kim Sung Huhn SH Kelly Michael C MC Burns Joseph C JC Constance Laura L Li Xiangming X Zhou Fei F Zhou Fei F Hoa Michael M Kelley Matthew W MW Wangemann Philine P Morell Robert J RJ Griffith Andrew J AJ

eLife 20171010

Mutations of <i>SLC26A4</i> are a common cause of hearing loss associated with enlargement of the endolymphatic sac (EES). <i>Slc26a4</i> expression in the developing mouse endolymphatic sac is required for acquisition of normal inner ear structure and function. Here, we show that the mouse endolymphatic sac absorbs fluid in an SLC26A4-dependent fashion. Fluid absorption was sensitive to ouabain and gadolinium but insensitive to benzamil, bafilomycin and S3226. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of pr ...[more]

PMID: 28994389

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Molecular architecture underlying fluid absorption by the developing inner ear.

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Molecular architecture underlying fluid absorption by the developing inner ear.

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