Mechanisms of otoconia and otolith development

YW Lundberg, Y Xu, KD Thiessen… - Developmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Otoconia are bio‐crystals that couple mechanic forces to the sensory hair cells
in the utricle and saccule, a process essential for us to sense linear acceleration and gravity …

Genetic architecture and phenotypic landscape of SLC26A4-related hearing loss

K Honda, AJ Griffith - Human genetics, 2022 - Springer
Mutations of coding regions and splice sites of SLC26A4 cause Pendred syndrome and
nonsyndromic recessive hearing loss DFNB4. SLC26A4 encodes pendrin, a …

Programmed cell senescence during mammalian embryonic development

D Muñoz-Espín, M Cañamero, A Maraver… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Cellular senescence disables proliferation in damaged cells, and it is relevant for cancer
and aging. Here, we show that senescence occurs during mammalian embryonic …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss by SLC26A4 mutations in mice reveals distinct functional roles of pendrin in normal hearing

MA Kim, SH Kim, N Ryu, JH Ma, YR Kim, J Jung… - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Rationale: Mutations of SLC26A4 that abrogate pendrin, expressed in
endolymphatic sac, cochlea and vestibule, are known to cause autosomal recessive …

Genetic determinants of non-syndromic enlarged vestibular aqueduct: a review

S Roesch, G Rasp, A Sarikas, S Dossena - Audiology Research, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hearing loss is the most common sensorial deficit in humans and one of the most common
birth defects. In developed countries, at least 60% of cases of hearing loss are of genetic …

Mouse model of enlarged vestibular aqueducts defines temporal requirement of Slc26a4 expression for hearing acquisition

BY Choi, HM Kim, T Ito, KY Lee, X Li… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mutations in human SLC26A4 are a common cause of hearing loss associated with
enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA). SLC26A4 encodes pendrin, an anion-base exchanger …

Advances and challenges in adeno-associated viral inner-ear gene therapy for sensorineural hearing loss

K Bankoti, C Generotti, T Hwa, L Wang… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2021 - cell.com
There is growing attention and effort focused on treating the root cause of sensorineural
hearing loss rather than managing associated secondary characteristic features. With recent …

Hearing loss associated with enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct: mechanistic insights from clinical phenotypes, genotypes, and mouse models

AJ Griffith, P Wangemann - Hearing research, 2011 - Elsevier
Enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct (EVA) is one of the most common inner ear
malformations associated with sensorineural hearing loss in children. The delayed onset …

A new look at electrolyte transport in the distal tubule

D Eladari, R Chambrey… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The distal nephron plays a critical role in the renal control of homeostasis. Until very recently
most studies focused on the control of Na+, K+, and water balance by principal cells of the …

Adeno-associated virus gene replacement for recessive inner ear dysfunction: Progress and challenges

C Askew, WW Chien - Hearing research, 2020 - Elsevier
Approximately 3 in 1000 children in the US under 4 years of age are affected by hearing
loss. Currently, cochlear implants represent the only line of treatment for patients with severe …