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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 33, 期 2, 页码 430-434出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4240-12.2013
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- Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR-programme blanc Neurosciences)
- European Commission [LSHG-CT-2004-512063]
Gjb2 and Gjb6, two contiguous genes respectively encoding the gap junction protein connexin26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) display overlapping expression in the inner ear. Both have been linked to the most frequent monogenic hearing impairment, the recessive isolated deafness DFNB1. Although there is robust evidence for the direct involvement of Cx26 in cochlear functions, the contribution of Cx30 is unclear since deletion of Cx30 strongly downregulates Cx26 both in human and in mouse. Thus, it is imperative that any role of Cx30 in audition be clearly evaluated. Here, we developed a new Cx30 knock-out mouse model (Cx30(Delta/Delta)) in which half of Cx26 expression was preserved. Our results show that Cx30 and Cx26 coordinated expression is dependent on the spacing of their surrounding chromosomic region, and that Cx30(Delta/Delta) mutants display normal hearing. Thus, in deaf patients with GJB6 deletion as well as in the previous Cx30 knock-out mouse model, defective Cx26 expression is the likely cause of deafness, and in contrast to current opinion, Cx30 is dispensable for cochlear functions.
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