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Grhl2 deficiency impairs otic development and hearing ability in a zebrafish model of the progressive dominant hearing loss DFNA28

Authors
Han, Y., Mu, Y., Li, X., Xu, P., Tong, J., Liu, Z., Ma, T., Zeng, G., Yang, S., Du, J., and Meng, A.
ID
ZDB-PUB-110603-18
Date
2011
Source
Human molecular genetics   20(16): 3213-26 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Du, Jiu Lin, Han, Yanchao, Meng, Anming, Mu, Yu, Tong, Jingyuan, Xu, Pengfei
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Body Patterning
  • DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Ear/abnormalities*
  • Ear/embryology*
  • Ear/pathology
  • Ear, Inner/embryology
  • Ear, Inner/pathology
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/abnormalities
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
  • Hearing/physiology*
  • Hearing Loss/embryology*
  • Hearing Loss/physiopathology*
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Mutation/genetics
  • Otolithic Membrane/metabolism
  • Otolithic Membrane/pathology
  • Swimming
  • Transcription Factors/metabolism
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Zebrafish/embryology*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/deficiency*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
  • Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
PubMed
21610158 Full text @ Hum. Mol. Genet.
Abstract
Congenital and progressive hearing impairment is a common distressing disease. The progressive dominant hearing loss DFNA28 in human is associated with a frameshift mutation of Grainyhead-like 2 (GRHL2) but its etiology and mechanism remain unknown. Here we report a zebrafish grhl2bT086 mutant line, in which grhl2b expression is interrupted by an insertion of a Tol2 transposon element. The mutants exhibit enlarged otocysts, smaller or eliminated otoliths, malformed semicircular canals, insensitiveness to sound stimulation, and imbalanced swimming motion. Since Grainyhead-like family members can regulate epithelial adhesion, we examined the expression of some genes encoding junction proteins in mutants. We show that the expression of claudin b (cldnb) and epcam is abolished or dramatically reduced and apical junctional complexes are abnormal in otic epithelial cells of mutant embryos. Coinjection of cldnb and epcam mRNA could largely rescue the mutant phenotype. Injection of human wild-type GRHL2 mRNA but not the mutant GRHL2 mRNA derived from DFNA28 patients into grhl2bT086 mutant embryos could rescue the inner ear defects. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Grhl2b directly binds to the enhancers and promotes the expression of cldnb and epcam. Thus, this work reveals an evolutionarily conserved function of Grhl2 in otic development and provides a fish model for further studying mechanisms of Grhl2-related hearing loss.
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