Intracellular Regulome Variability Along the Organ of Corti: Evidence, Approaches, Challenges, and Perspective

The mammalian hearing organ is a regular array of two types of hair cells (HCs) surrounded by six types of supporting cells. Along the tonotopic axis, this conserved radial array of cell types shows longitudinal variations to enhance the tuning properties of basilar membrane. We present the current...

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Main Authors: Kevin T. Booth, Hela Azaiez, Israt Jahan, Richard J. H. Smith, Bernd Fritzsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00156/full