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ArticleDevelopmental cell2024

An essential signaling cascade for avian auditory hair cell regeneration.

Nesrine Benkafadar, Mitsuo P Sato, Angela H Ling, Amanda Janesick, Mirko Scheibinger, Taha A Jan, Stefan Heller

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Article in Developmental cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. EDNRB2 regulates fate, migration, and maturation of hair cell precursors in regenerating avian auditory epithelium explants.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  10. Advancing precision ear medicine: leveraging animal models for disease insights and therapeutic innovations.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nesrine BenkafadarDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: kafadar@stanford.edu.
Mitsuo P SatoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Angela H LingDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Amanda JanesickDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Mirko ScheibingerDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Taha A JanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Stefan HellerDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: hellers@stanford.edu.
Stanford Medicine · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

Regenerative pathways in the avian cochleaR01DC019619 · NIDCD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Stefan Heller · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
Single cell analysis of mitotic regeneration in the mouse vestibular systemK08DC019683 · NIDCD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI JAN, TAHA A · 2021 to 2025
$941k
High Throughput DNA Sequencer UpgradeS10OD018220 · OD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI COLLER, JOHN · 2014 to 2014
$596k
Computer ClusterS10OD021763 · OD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI JI, HANLEE P · 2016 to 2016
$481k
NIDCD NIH HHS K08 DC019683NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC019619NIH HHS S10 OD018220NIH HHS S10 OD021763
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hearing loss is a chronic disease affecting millions of people worldwide, yet no restorative treatment options are available. Although non-mammalian species can regenerate their auditory sensory hair cells, mammals cannot. Birds retain facultative stem cells known as supporting cells that engage in proliferative regeneration when surrounding hair cells die. Here, we investigated gene expression changes in chicken supporting cells during auditory hair cell death. This identified a pathway involving the receptor F2RL1, HBEGF, EGFR, and ERK signaling. We propose a cascade starting with the proteolytic activation of F2RL1, followed by matrix-metalloprotease-mediated HBEGF shedding, and culminating in EGFR-mediated ERK signaling. Each component of this cascade is essential for supporting cell S-phase entry in vivo and is integral for hair cell regeneration. Furthermore, STAT3-phosphorylation converges with this signaling toward upregulation of transcription factors ATF3, FOSL2, and CREM. Our findings could provide a basis for designing treatments for hearing and balance disorders.

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Hair Cells, AuditoryHearing LossAnimalsChickensErbB ReceptorsHumansMammalsSignal TransductionErbB Receptorscochleahearing lossinner earMAPKoticprogenitor cell

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PMID38128539
PMCPMC11681615
OpenAlexW4389993193

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