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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2024

Critical role of TPRN rings in the stereocilia for hearing.

Jieyu Qi, Fangzhi Tan, Liyan Zhang, Yinyi Zhou, Ziyu Zhang, Qiuhan Sun, Nianci Li, Yuan Fang, Xin Chen, Yunhao Wu and 2 more

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 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

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jieyu QiState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China; School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. Electronic address: jieyuqi@seu.edu.cn.
Fangzhi TanState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. Electronic address: tanfangzhi@163.com.
Liyan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Yinyi ZhouState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Ziyu ZhangState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Qiuhan SunState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Nianci LiState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Yuan FangState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Xin ChenState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Yunhao WuState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Guisheng ZhongiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China. Electronic address: zhongsh@shanghaitech.edu.cn.
Renjie ChaiState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Jiangsu Province High-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China; School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China; Southeast University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518063, China. Electronic address: renjiec@seu.edu.cn.
Zhongda Hospital Southeast University · CNBeijing Institute of Technology · CNShanghaiTech University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inner ear hair cells detect sound vibration through the deflection of mechanosensory stereocilia. Cytoplasmic protein TPRN has been shown to localize at the taper region of the stereocilia, and mutations in TPRN cause hereditary hearing loss through an unknown mechanism. Here, using biochemistry and dual stimulated emission depletion microscopy imaging, we show that the TPRN, together with its binding proteins CLIC5 and PTPRQ, forms concentric rings in the taper region of stereocilia. The disruption of TPRN rings, triggered by the competitive inhibition of the interaction of TPRN and CLIC5 or exogenous TPRN overexpression, leads to stereocilia degeneration and severe hearing loss. Most importantly, restoration of the TPRN rings can rescue the damaged auditory function of Tprn knockout mice by exogenously expressing TPRN at an appropriate level in HCs via promoter recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV). In summary, our results reveal highly structured TPRN rings near the taper region of stereocilia that are crucial for stereocilia function and hearing. Also, TPRN ring restoration in stereocilia by AAV-Tprn effectively repairs damaged hearing, which lays the foundation for the clinical application of AAV-mediated gene therapy in patients with TPRN mutation.

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DeafnessHearing LossAnimalsHearingHumansMiceMice, KnockoutProteinsReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 3StereociliaProteinsPTPRQ protein, humanReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 3taperin protein, mouseTPRN protein, humanadeno-associated virusgene therapyhair cellstereociliaTPRN rings

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PMID37952086
PMCPMC10787140
OpenAlexW4388599339

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