Transcriptomic analysis and ednrb expression in cochlear intermediate cells reveal developmental differences between inner ear and skin melanocytes.

In the inner ear, the neural crest gives rise to the glia of the VIII ganglion and two types of melanocytic cells: The pigmented cells of the vestibular system and intermediate cells of the stria vascularis. We analyzed the transcriptome of neonatal intermediate cells in an effort to better understand the development of the stria vascularis. We found that the expression of endothelin receptor B, which is essential for melanocyte development, persists in intermediate cells long after birth. In contrast, skin melanocytes rapidly downregulate the expression of EdnrB. Our findings suggest that endothelins might have co-opted new functions in the inner ear during evolution of the auditory organ. © 2021 The Authors. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Justine M Renauld, William Davis, Tiantian Cai, Claudia Cabrera, Martin L Basch. Transcriptomic analysis and ednrb expression in cochlear intermediate cells reveal developmental differences between inner ear and skin melanocytes. Pigment cell & melanoma research. 2021 May;34(3):585-597

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