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ArticleEar and hearing2010

Real-time quantification of Xeroderma pigmentosum mRNA from the mammalian cochlea.

O'neil W Guthrie, Franklin A Carrero-Martínez

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Article in Ear and hearing, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Gene Therapy: An Historical Overview for Familial Hearing Loss.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
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  3. Emerging and established therapies for chemotherapy-induced ototoxicity.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023
    Review
  4. Noise Stress Induces an Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor/Xeroderma Pigmentosum-A Response in the Auditory Nerve.The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 2017
    Article
  5. Histopathology of the inner ear in patients with xeroderma pigmentosum and neurologic degeneration.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2013
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

O'neil W GuthrieDepartment of Biology, Developmental, Cell and Molecular Biology Group, Duke University, French Science Research Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Oneil.Guthrie@va.gov
Franklin A Carrero-Martínez
University of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus · PR

Funding

MINORITY PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMF31DC005757 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GUTHRIE, O'NEIL · 2002 to 2004
$138k
NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC005757
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveHuman mutations in the DNA repair genes, Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP)-C and XPA result in hearing loss, which has fueled the hypothesis that there is a significant demand for these genes in protecting cochlear genetic material. Therefore, we quantified the level of XPC and XPA mRNA in the mammalian cochlea.

designXPC and XPA mRNAs were purified from the cochlea of 15 Fischer344 rats and quantified using SYBR Green chemistry. Another 15 Fischer344 rats were sacrificed for immunolocalization of XPC and XPA polypeptides in the cochlea and kidney (control organ).

resultsXP mRNA levels were up to 95% (XPA) and 69% (XPC) of the respective maximum expression capacity of each gene. In addition, these cochlear levels were up to sixfold (XPC) and threefold (XPA) greater than that of the kidney, which is known to exhibit XP-DNA repair activity that is greater than most organs of the body. Immunohistochemistry revealed that most kidney and cochlear cells were immunopositive.

conclusionThese data suggest that under normal conditions the cochlea is experiencing persistent genomic stress that helps to explain the hypersensitivity of the cochlea to exogenous stressors (ototoxic xenobiotics and/or acoustic-overexposure) as well as provide a basis to interpret hearing loss among patients with XP.

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AnimalsCarrier ProteinsCochleaDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA RepairGene ExpressionHumansImmunohistochemistryKidneyMammalsRatsRats, Inbred F344RNA, MessengerCarrier ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerXPA protein, ratXPC protein, rat

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PMID20539233
PMCPMC2933302
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