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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2025

Endocochlear potential contributes to hair cell death in TMPRSS3 hearing loss.

A Eliot Shearer, Yuan-Siao Chen, Stephanie L Rouse, Xiaohan Wang, Janmaris Marin Fermin, Kevin Ta Booth, Jasmine Moawad, Nicole Bianca Libiran, Jinan Li, Hae-Young Kim and 8 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. A Systematic Review of Genes Affecting Endocochlear Potential.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2026
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  5. Novel splice-site variants inFrontiers in genetics · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

A Eliot ShearerDepartment of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Yuan-Siao ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and.
Stephanie L RouseDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Xiaohan WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Janmaris Marin FerminDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kevin Ta BoothDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and.
Jasmine MoawadIndiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Nicole Bianca LibiranIndiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Jinan LiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and.
Hae-Young KimDepartment of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Michael HoaAuditory Development and Restoration Program, Neurotology Branch, National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Rafal OlszewskiAuditory Development and Restoration Program, Neurotology Branch, National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Jing-Yu LeiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and.
Ernesto CabreraDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and.
Douglas J TottenDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and.
Bo ZhaoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and.
Jeffrey R HoltDepartment of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Rick F NelsonDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and.

Funding

Cellular and Molecular Pathways for Hearing Restoration in the Adult Inner EarZIADC000088 · NIDCD · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS · PI HOA, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2025
$14.0M
Molecular Mechanisms of Aminoglycoside OtotoxicityR01DC018785 · NIDCD · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Bo Zhao · 2022 to 2026
$2.8M
Mechanisms of Mammalian Genetic Hearing LossR01DC020574 · NIDCD · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Rick F Nelson · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
Spiral Ganglion Health: from Genomics to Gene TherapyK08DC019716 · NIDCD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI SHEARER, AIDEN ELIOT · 2021 to 2025
$965k
Genetically Mediated Hair Cell Degeneration in 3D Inner Ear OrganoidsK08DC016034 · NIDCD · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI NELSON, RICK F · 2017 to 2021
$894k
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA DC000088NIDCD NIH HHS K08 DC016034NIDCD NIH HHS K08 DC019716NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC018785NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC020574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogenic variants in the gene TMPRSS3 are a common cause of hearing loss in humans, although the causal mechanisms remain unknown. Previous work has shown that Tmprss3Y260X/Y260X mice exhibit normal hair cell development, mechanosensory transduction, and spiral ganglion patterning, but experience rapid hair cell death from P12 to P14 at the onset of hearing. Here, we demonstrate that Tmprss3Y260X/Y260X mice display an early and temporary spike in endocochlear potential (EP) prior to the onset of hair cell death. In vitro experiments with cochlear explants from Tmprss3Y260X/Y260X mice and in vivo studies with Tmprss3Y260X/Y260X mice crossed with 2 different mutant models that lacked EP generation promoted hair cell survival. Furthermore, systemic administration of furosemide, a drug that reduces EP in vivo, reduced hair cell death in Tmprss3Y260X/Y260X mice. These findings suggest that extracellular factors, including EP, play a role in TMPRSS3-related hair cell survival and hearing loss, and suggest that modulating EP could be a therapeutic strategy.

Indexed as

CochleaHair Cells, AuditoryHearing LossMembrane ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsSerine EndopeptidasesSerine ProteasesAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCell DeathHumansMiceMutation, MissenseMembrane ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsSerine EndopeptidasesSerine ProteasesTMPRSS3 protein, humanCell biologyDrug therapyGenetic diseasesOtologyProteases

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PMID40674144
PMCPMC12435832

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