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ArticleEMBO molecular medicine2023

Cingulin regulates hair cell cuticular plate morphology and is required for hearing in human and mouse.

Guang-Jie Zhu, Yuhang Huang, Linqing Zhang, Keji Yan, Cui Qiu, Yihan He, Qing Liu, Chengwen Zhu, Matías Morín, Miguel Ángel Moreno-Pelayo and 8 more

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Article in EMBO molecular medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Guang-Jie Zhu *State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6007-7075
Yuhang Huang *State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Linqing Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Keji Yan *Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Cui QiuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yihan HeState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Qing LiuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Chengwen ZhuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Matías MorínServicio de Genética, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7985-592X
Miguel Ángel Moreno-PelayoServicio de Genética, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3839-5098
Min-Sheng ZhuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xin CaoDepartment of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Science, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8211-6634
Han ZhouState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoyun QianState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zhigang XuShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0082-7297
Jie ChenState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0009-0003-7468-6738
Xia GaoState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4539-5929
Guoqiang WanState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical School, Model Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3841-9301
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ESMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

NIMHD NIH HHS L60 MD003721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cingulin (CGN) is a cytoskeleton-associated protein localized at the apical junctions of epithelial cells. CGN interacts with major cytoskeletal filaments and regulates RhoA activity. However, physiological roles of CGN in development and human diseases are currently unknown. Here, we report a multi-generation family presenting with autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing loss (ADNSHL) that co-segregates with a CGN heterozygous truncating variant, c.3330delG (p.Leu1110Leufs*17). CGN is normally expressed at the apical cell junctions of the organ of Corti, with enriched localization at hair cell cuticular plates and circumferential belts. In mice, the putative disease-causing mutation results in reduced expression and abnormal subcellular localization of the CGN protein, abolishes its actin polymerization activity, and impairs the normal morphology of hair cell cuticular plates and hair bundles. Hair cell-specific Cgn knockout leads to high-frequency hearing loss. Importantly, Cgn mutation knockin mice display noise-sensitive, progressive hearing loss and outer hair cell degeneration. In summary, we identify CGN c.3330delG as a pathogenic variant for ADNSHL and reveal essential roles of CGN in the maintenance of cochlear hair cell structures and auditory function.

Indexed as

DeafnessHearing LossAnimalsCytoskeletal ProteinsHair Cells, AuditoryHearingHumansMembrane ProteinsMiceMicrofilament ProteinsCGN protein, humanCgn protein, mouseCytoskeletal ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsADNSHLcingulincuticular platehair cellshearing loss

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PMID37691516
PMCPMC10630877
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