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SUBMITTER: Hu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5260868 | biostudies-other | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Cell death & disease 20161124 11
Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory impairments in humans. Mouse mutant models helped us to better understand the mechanisms of hearing loss. Recently, we have discovered that the erlong (erl) mutation of the cadherin23 (Cdh23) gene leads to hearing loss due to hair cell apoptosis. In this study, we aimed to reveal the molecular pathways upstream to apoptosis in hair cells to exploit more effective therapeutics than an anti-apoptosis strategy. Our results suggest that endoplasmic reti ...[more]