Roles of the FGF signaling pathway in regulating inner ear development and hair cell regeneration

Yi chuan = Hereditas
Zhi YangXin Cao

Abstract

The inner ear is a complex sensory organ that detects sound and mediates balance. During inner ear development, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling pathway is involved in the induction of otic placode, cell fate determination of statoacoustic ganglion (SAG) neurons, and epithelial differentiation of the Corti organ. FGF signaling initiates the regulatory network of otic genes in the early development of inner ear, and induces the formation of pre-placodal region and the otic placode. The specification of the neuroblast ventral to the otic vesicle could be promoted by the normally-expressed FGF, and inhibited by excessive FGF5 secreted by mature SAG neurons, which could form a negative feedback loop and stabilize the SAG cell identity. The expression of FGF20 is regulated by the Notch signaling pathway and implicated in the differentiation of hair cells and supporting cells in the prosensory epithelium. FGF8 secreted by hair cells could regulate the differentiation of partial supporting cells into pillar cells. Abnormal FGF signaling in humans could lead to different kinds of deafness-related genetic diseases. In addition, it is noteworthy that FGF signaling pathway plays an important role in hair cell regeneration and indu...Continue Reading

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