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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
We provide evidence from a newly established, conditionally immortal cell line (UB/UE-1) that vestibular supporting cells from the mammalian inner ear can differentiate postnatally into more than one variant of hair cell. A clonal supporting cell line was established from pure utricular sensory epithelia of H2k(b)tsA58 transgenic mice 2 d after birth. Cell proliferation was dependent on conditional expression of the immortalizing gene, the "T" antigen from the SV40 virus. Proliferating cells expressed cytokeratins, and patch-clamp recordings revealed that they all expressed small membrane currents with little time-dependence. They stopped dividing within 2 d of being transferred to differentiating conditions, and within a week they formed three defined populations expressing membrane currents characteristic of supporting cells and two kinds of neonatal hair cell. The cells expressed several characteristic features of normal hair cells, including the transcription factor Brn3.1, a functional acetylcholine receptor composed of alpha9 subunits, and the cytoskeletal proteins myosin VI, myosin VIIa, and fimbrin. Immunofluorescence labeling and electron microscopy showed that the cells formed complex cytoskeletal arrays on their upper surfaces with structural features resembling those at the apices of normal hair cells. The cell line UB/UE-1 provides a valuable in vitro preparation in which the expression of numerous structural and physiological components can be initiated or upregulated during early stages of mammalian hair cell commitment and differentiation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9445-58
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Cytoskeleton, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Hair Cells, Vestibular, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Keratins, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Microfilament Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Saccule and Utricle, pubmed-meshheading:10531448-Simian virus 40
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Differentiation of mammalian vestibular hair cells from conditionally immortal, postnatal supporting cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't