A gradient of Bmp7 specifies the tonotopic axis in the developing inner ear.
Nat Commun
; 5: 3839, 2014 May 20.
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ABSTRACT
The auditory systems of animals that perceive sounds in air are organized to separate sound stimuli into their component frequencies. Individual tones then stimulate mechanosensory hair cells located at different positions on an elongated frequency (tonotopic) axis. During development, immature hair cells located along the axis must determine their tonotopic position in order to generate frequency-specific characteristics. Expression profiling along the developing tonotopic axis of the chick basilar papilla (BP) identified a gradient of Bmp7. Disruption of that gradient in vitro or in ovo induces changes in hair cell morphologies consistent with a loss of tonotopic organization and the formation of an organ with uniform frequency characteristics. Further, the effects of Bmp7 in determination of positional identity are shown to be mediated through activation of the Mapk, Tak1. These results indicate that graded, Bmp7-dependent, activation of Tak1 signalling controls the determination of frequency-specific hair cell characteristics along the tonotopic axis.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Órgano Espiral
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ARN Mensajero
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Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica
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Quinasas Quinasa Quinasa PAM
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Proteína Morfogenética Ósea 7
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Commun
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos