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PLOS GENETICS
卷 6, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001158
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- NIH [F32 DC009539, R01 AR049899]
- Materials Research Facilities Network
Hair cell stereocilia structure depends on actin filaments composed of cytoplasmic beta-actin and gamma-actin isoforms. Mutations in either gene can lead to progressive hearing loss in humans. Since beta-actin and gamma-actin isoforms are 99% identical at the protein level, it is unclear whether each isoform has distinct cellular roles. Here, we compared the functions of beta-actin and cactin in stereocilia formation and maintenance by generating mice conditionally knocked out for Actb or Actg1 in hair cells. We found that, although cytoplasmic actin is necessary, neither beta-actin nor gamma-actin is required for normal stereocilia development or auditory function in young animals. However, aging mice with beta-actin-or gamma-actin-deficient hair cells develop different patterns of progressive hearing loss and distinct pathogenic changes in stereocilia morphology, despite colocalization of the actin isoforms. These results demonstrate overlapping developmental roles but unique post-developmental functions for beta-actin and gamma-actin in maintaining hair cell stereocilia.
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