C1ql1 is expressed in adult outer hair cells of the cochlea in a tonotopic gradient.
Hearing depends on the transduction of sounds into neural signals by the inner hair cells of the cochlea. Cochleae also have outer hair cells with unique electromotile properties that increase auditory sensitivity, but they are particularly susceptible to damage by intense noise exposure, ototoxic d...
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| author | Joyshree Biswas Robert S Pijewski Rohit Makol Tania G Miramontes Brianna L Thompson Lyndsay C Kresic Alice L Burghard Douglas L Oliver David C Martinelli |
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| description | Hearing depends on the transduction of sounds into neural signals by the inner hair cells of the cochlea. Cochleae also have outer hair cells with unique electromotile properties that increase auditory sensitivity, but they are particularly susceptible to damage by intense noise exposure, ototoxic drugs, and aging. Although the outer hair cells have synapses on afferent neurons that project to the brain, the function of this neuronal circuit is unclear. Here, we created a novel mouse allele that inserts a fluorescent reporter at the C1ql1 locus which revealed gene expression in the outer hair cells and allowed creation of outer hair cell-specific C1ql1 knockout mice. We found that C1ql1 expression in outer hair cells corresponds to areas with the most sensitive frequencies of the mouse audiogram, and that it has an unexpected adolescence-onset developmental timing. No expression was observed in the inner hair cells. Since C1QL1 in the brain is made by neurons, transported anterogradely in axons, and functions in the synaptic cleft, C1QL1 may serve a similar function at the outer hair cell afferent synapse. Histological analyses revealed that C1ql1 conditional knockout cochleae may have reduced outer hair cell afferent synapse maintenance. However, auditory behavioral and physiological assays did not reveal a compelling phenotype. Nonetheless, this study identifies a potentially useful gene expressed in the cochlea and opens the door for future studies aimed at elucidating the function of C1QL1 and the function of the outer hair cell and its afferent neurons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b615781f72aa4e369175c54ab0732d982022-12-21T18:43:57ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01165e025141210.1371/journal.pone.0251412C1ql1 is expressed in adult outer hair cells of the cochlea in a tonotopic gradient.Joyshree BiswasRobert S PijewskiRohit MakolTania G MiramontesBrianna L ThompsonLyndsay C KresicAlice L BurghardDouglas L OliverDavid C MartinelliHearing depends on the transduction of sounds into neural signals by the inner hair cells of the cochlea. Cochleae also have outer hair cells with unique electromotile properties that increase auditory sensitivity, but they are particularly susceptible to damage by intense noise exposure, ototoxic drugs, and aging. Although the outer hair cells have synapses on afferent neurons that project to the brain, the function of this neuronal circuit is unclear. Here, we created a novel mouse allele that inserts a fluorescent reporter at the C1ql1 locus which revealed gene expression in the outer hair cells and allowed creation of outer hair cell-specific C1ql1 knockout mice. We found that C1ql1 expression in outer hair cells corresponds to areas with the most sensitive frequencies of the mouse audiogram, and that it has an unexpected adolescence-onset developmental timing. No expression was observed in the inner hair cells. Since C1QL1 in the brain is made by neurons, transported anterogradely in axons, and functions in the synaptic cleft, C1QL1 may serve a similar function at the outer hair cell afferent synapse. Histological analyses revealed that C1ql1 conditional knockout cochleae may have reduced outer hair cell afferent synapse maintenance. However, auditory behavioral and physiological assays did not reveal a compelling phenotype. Nonetheless, this study identifies a potentially useful gene expressed in the cochlea and opens the door for future studies aimed at elucidating the function of C1QL1 and the function of the outer hair cell and its afferent neurons.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251412 |
| spellingShingle | Joyshree Biswas Robert S Pijewski Rohit Makol Tania G Miramontes Brianna L Thompson Lyndsay C Kresic Alice L Burghard Douglas L Oliver David C Martinelli C1ql1 is expressed in adult outer hair cells of the cochlea in a tonotopic gradient. PLoS ONE |
| title | C1ql1 is expressed in adult outer hair cells of the cochlea in a tonotopic gradient. |
| title_full | C1ql1 is expressed in adult outer hair cells of the cochlea in a tonotopic gradient. |
| title_fullStr | C1ql1 is expressed in adult outer hair cells of the cochlea in a tonotopic gradient. |
| title_full_unstemmed | C1ql1 is expressed in adult outer hair cells of the cochlea in a tonotopic gradient. |
| title_short | C1ql1 is expressed in adult outer hair cells of the cochlea in a tonotopic gradient. |
| title_sort | c1ql1 is expressed in adult outer hair cells of the cochlea in a tonotopic gradient |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251412 |
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