41 citations
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January 2015 in “Development” This study found that inducing Atoh1 expression in transgenic mice is sufficient to generate new Merkel cells in the epidermis, with variations by skin location, developmental age, and hair cycle stage.
28 citations
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January 2011 in “Hearing Research” This review covers recent developments in inner ear therapeutics and gene delivery methods but reports no new clinical results; it highlights potential strategies for treating hearing and balance disorders.
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February 2022 in “The Journal of clinical investigation/The journal of clinical investigation” This study found that the development of Merkel cell carcinoma from hair follicles in mice can be driven by in vivo reprogramming with ATOH1 and relies on p53 loss for progression.
This study reported that rapamycin reduced murine cochlear organoid proliferation depending on concentration, but at a 10-nM dose, it significantly increased hair cell differentiation by enriching SOX2+ progenitors while suppressing cells lacking Sox2 at early proliferation stages.
This study observed that activin A and its antagonist follistatin influence the differentiation of inner ear hair cells by regulating the expression of the transcription factor ATOH1.