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ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2019

SOX2 is required for inner ear growth and cochlear nonsensory formation before sensory development.

Aleta R Steevens, Jenna C Glatzer, Courtney C Kellogg, Walter C Low, Peter A Santi, Amy E Kiernan

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Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. CHD7 and SOX2 act in a common gene regulatory network during mammalian semicircular canal and cochlear development.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  4. ISL1 and POU4F1 Directly Interact to Regulate the Differentiation and Survival of Inner Ear Sensory Neurons.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024
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  19. Molecular Aspects of the Development and Function of Auditory Neurons.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aleta R SteevensDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7104-7816
Jenna C GlatzerDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6809-9401
Courtney C KelloggDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Walter C LowDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Peter A SantiDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Amy E KiernanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA amy_kiernan@urmc.rochester.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0090-5913
University of Rochester Medical Center · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Sensory Organ Formation in the Inner EarR01DC009250 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI KIERNAN, AMY · 2009 to 2019
$3.8M
Elucidating the role of SOX2 in inner ear developmentF31DC015153 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI STEEVENS, ALETA RACHEL · 2016 to 2018
$114k
NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC015153NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC009250
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transcription factor sex determining region Y-box 2 (SOX2) is required for the formation of hair cells and supporting cells in the inner ear and is a widely used sensory marker. Paradoxically, we demonstrate via fate mapping that, initially, SOX2 primarily marks nonsensory progenitors in the mouse cochlea, and is not specific to all sensory regions until late otic vesicle stages. SOX2 fate mapping reveals an apical-to-basal gradient of SOX2 expression in the sensory region of the cochlea, reflecting the pattern of cell cycle exit. To understand SOX2 function, we undertook a timed-deletion approach, revealing that early loss of SOX2 severely impaired morphological development of the ear, whereas later deletions resulted in sensory disruptions. During otocyst stages, SOX2 shifted dramatically from a lateral to medial domain over 24-48 h, reflecting the nonsensory-to-sensory switch observed by fate mapping. Early loss or gain of SOX2 function led to changes in otic epithelial volume and progenitor proliferation, impacting growth and morphological development of the ear. Our study demonstrates a novel role for SOX2 in early otic morphological development, and provides insights into the temporal and spatial patterns of sensory specification in the inner ear.

Indexed as

AnimalsBody PatterningCell DifferentiationCochleaEar, InnerEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleHair Cells, AuditoryMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMorphogenesisPregnancySOXB1 Transcription FactorsTime FactorsSox2 protein, mouseSOXB1 Transcription FactorsCochleaInner earMouseOtocystSensorySOX2Specification

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PMID31152002
PMCPMC6633603
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