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ArticleStem cell reports2021

HIC1 Represses Atoh1 Transcription and Hair Cell Differentiation in the Cochlea.

Dunia Abdul-Aziz, Nicolai Hathiramani, Lauren Phung, Vittoria Sykopetrites, Albert S B Edge

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Dunia Abdul-AzizDepartment of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, USA.
Nicolai HathiramaniEaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, USA.
Lauren PhungEaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, USA.
Vittoria SykopetritesEaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, USA; Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Albert S B EdgeDepartment of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA. Electronic address: albert_edge@meei.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Across species, expression of the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor ATOH1 promotes differentiation of cochlear supporting cells to sensory hair cells required for hearing. In mammals, this process is limited to development, whereas nonmammalian vertebrates can also regenerate hair cells after injury. The mechanistic basis for this difference is not fully understood. Hypermethylated in cancer 1 (HIC1) is a transcriptional repressor known to inhibit Atoh1 in the cerebellum. We therefore investigated its potential role in cochlear hair cell differentiation. We find that Hic1 is expressed throughout the postnatal murine cochlear sensory epithelium. In cochlear organoids, Hic1 knockdown induces Atoh1 expression and promotes hair cell differentiation, while Hic1 overexpression hinders differentiation. Wild-type HIC1, but not the DNA-binding mutant C521S, suppresses activity of the Atoh1 autoregulatory enhancer and blocks its responsiveness to β-catenin activation. Our findings reveal the importance of HIC1 repression of Atoh1 in the cochlea, which may be targeted to promote hair cell regeneration.

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Transcription, GeneticAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteinsbeta CateninCell DifferentiationDNAEnhancer Elements, GeneticEpitheliumGene Knockdown TechniquesHair Cells, AuditoryHearingHEK293 CellsHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceAtoh1 protein, mouseBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteinsbeta CateninDNAHic1 protein, mouseKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsTCF Transcription FactorsATOH1cochleahair cell differentiationhair cellsHIC1LGR5organoids

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