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ArticleNature communications2025

The Notch ligand Jagged1 plays a dual role in cochlear hair cell regeneration.

Xiao-Jun Li, Charles Morgan, Lin Li, Wan-Yu Zhang, Elena Chrysostomou, Angelika Doetzlhofer

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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  6. Case report and literature review of subclavian steal syndrome presenting with otologic symptoms as the initial clinical manifestation.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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6 authors.

Xiao-Jun LiThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. lixiaojun4183@xjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7345-2364
Charles MorganThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8766-0954
Lin LiFrontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
Wan-Yu ZhangFrontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
Elena ChrysostomouThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Angelika DoetzlhoferThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. adoetzlhofer@jhmi.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7424-2112

Funding

Notch Signaling Pathways in Auditory Supporting Cell Differentiation and MaintenanceR01DC011571 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DOETZLHOFER, ANGELIKA · 2011 to 2020
$3.8M
The function of LIN28B and follistatin in supporting cell reprogramming and hair cell regeneration in the murine cochleaR01DC019359 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ANGELIKA DOETZLHOFER · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
The role of supporting cell de-differentiation in cochlear hair cell regenerationF31DC020882 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MORGAN, CHARLES · 2022 to 2024
$143k
Action on Hearing Loss Discovery Grant G99NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC020882NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC011571NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC019359U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) DC020882U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) R01DC011571U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) R01DC019359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hair cells within the inner ear cochlea are specialized mechanoreceptors required for hearing. Hair cells are not regenerated in mammals, and their loss is a leading cause of deafness in humans. Cochlear supporting cells in newborn mice have the capacity to regenerate hair cells, but persistent Notch signaling, presumably activated by the Notch ligand Jagged1, prevents supporting cells from converting into hair cells. Employing a cochlear organoid platform, we show that while Jagged1 participates in hair cell-fate repression, Jagged1's primary function is to preserve the progenitor-like characteristics of supporting cells. Transcriptomic and mechanistic studies reveal that Jagged1/Notch signaling maintains progenitor and metabolic gene expression in supporting cells and sustains pro-growth pathways, including phosphoinositide-3-kinase/Akt /mammalian target of rapamycin signaling, a function that is Notch1 and Notch2-receptor mediated. Finally, we show that Jagged1/Notch signaling stimulation with Jagged1-Fc peptide enhances the hair cell-forming capacity of supporting cells in cochlear explants and in vivo.

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Hair Cells, AuditoryJagged-1 ProteinRegenerationAnimalsCochleaLabyrinth Supporting CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOrganoidsReceptor, Notch1Receptor, Notch2Receptors, NotchSignal TransductionJag1 protein, mouseJagged-1 ProteinNotch1 protein, mouseNotch2 protein, mouseReceptor, Notch1Receptor, Notch2Receptors, Notch

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PMID40890104
PMCPMC12402437

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