Exploration of Connexin26 Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Gene Replacement
Exploration of Connexin26 Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Gene Replacement
批准号:
9185684
负责人:
Donna M. Martin
金额:
$48.82万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2016
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2016-07-01 至 2021-06-30
关键词:
AccountingAddressAdultAgingAllelesAuditoryCell DeathCell physiologyCellsCessation of lifeCochleaCochlear ductCollaborationsDevelopmentEarEmbryoEnvironmental ExposureEpithelialEpithelial CellsEpitheliumExhibitsFluorescence Recovery After PhotobleachingFunctional disorderGJB2 geneGap JunctionsGenesGeneticGenotypeHair CellsHearingHereditary DiseaseHistologyHumanImmunohistochemistryInheritedInjection of therapeutic agentLaboratoriesLabyrinthMaintenanceMeasuresMesenchymalModelingMusMutationMyelinNerve DegenerationNeurogliaNeuronsNomenclaturePathologyPatternPhenotypePlacentaPredispositionProteinsRecording of previous eventsResearchResearch PersonnelRoleSchwann CellsSensorySeveritiesStria VascularisStructureSupporting CellTamoxifenTestingTherapeuticabstractingcell typedeafnessganglion cellgene replacementgene replacement therapygene therapyglucose transporthearing impairmentimmunocytochemistryimprovedmouse modelneuron developmentnovelotoconiapostnatalpromoterresearch studyspiral ganglionstem cell therapytransdifferentiation
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Abstract:
The most common form of autosomal recessive hereditary deafness is due to loss of the Connexin 26 (Cx26)
protein (encoded by the human GJB2 gene). In mice, loss of Cx26 (Gjb2) leads to impaired glucose transport
in the placenta and early embryonic death, whereas conditional loss restricted to the inner ear results in
hearing impairment and death of epithelial and neuronal cells in the cochlea. Mouse models for reduced Cx26
exhibit many of the features found in humans with Gjb2 mutations, but the models display a more severe
phenotype than humans. Specifically, onset of pathology in mice is earlier, hearing loss is progressive and
more severe, and spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) degeneration occurs. The underlying mechanisms for these
differences in phenotypes are unclear, but may be related to developmental or cell type-specific expression
and/or functions of Cx26. The pan-otocyst deletions selected for some mouse models may also be
responsible for the extremely severe mouse phenotypes. Here, we propose to use a mouse model we have
recently generated (Sox10Cre-Gjb2) in which Cre, driven by the promoter of the supporting cell gene Sox10, is
used for deleting Gjb2. Sox10Cre-Gjb2 mice exhibit hearing loss and degeneration of the cochlear epithelium,
and SGNs which appear less severe than other existing models. Using our mice, we will characterize critical
roles for Cx26 during the development of the cochlea prior to the onset of hearing, versus its roles in function
and survival of hair cells, supporting cells and neurons in the mature inner ear. Our team of investigators with
a strong history of productive collaboration, will test the global hypothesis that Cx26 exhibits critical
requirements for promotion of sensory epithelial and neuronal function and integrity that are temporal (i.e.
embryonic vs. early postnatal vs adult) and cell type-specific, and that functional effects of loss of Cx26 can be
corrected by gene replacement. We have three Specific Aims: (1) Characterize inner ear structure/function in
mice with loss of Cx26 in supporting cells, (2) Test whether Cx26 exhibits temporal and cell type-specific
requirements for promotion of cochlear epithelial cell and spiral ganglion cell function and integrity, and (3)
Determine if Ad.CX26-GFP is sufficient to (a) restore functional gap junctions in the auditory epithelium as
determined by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) and immunocytochemistry, (b) improve
ABR thresholds and (c) rescue hair cells, supporting cells, and neurons in Gjb2 deficient mice. Results from
these studies are poised to improve understanding of the pathophysiology of Gjb2 mutations in the ear, and
accelerate development of specific and effective gene-based therapies for human Cx26 related deafness.
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