Article
Activated notch causes deafness by promoting a supporting cell phenotype in developing auditory hair cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Savoy-Burke Grace, Gilels Felicia A, Pan Wei, Pratt Diana, Que Jianwen, Gan Lin, White Patricia M, Kiernan Amy E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine whether activated Notch can promote a supporting cell fate during sensory cell differentiation in the inner ear. METHODS: An activated form of the Notch1 receptor (NICD) was expressed in early differentiating hair cells using a Gfi1-Cre mouse allele. To determine the effects of activated Notch on developing hair cells, Gfi1-NICD animals and their littermate controls were assessed at 5 weeks...
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