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Regulation of p27Kip1 during gentamicin mediated hair cell death.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10900094     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The INK4 and Kip/Cip families of Cyclin Dependent Kinase inhibitors (CKIs) are regulators of the cell cycle. In addition, CKIS including p27(Kip1) can protect cells from apoptosis in vitro. However, little is known about protective effect of p27(Kip1) in vivo. We used systemic treatment with aminoglycosides to induce hair-cell death in the basilar papilla (BP), the auditory organ of the avian inner ear, and characterised the expression of p27(Kip1) with confocal and immunofluorescence microscopy. In contrast to the adult mammalian cochlea where p27(Kip1) is expressed only in supporting cells, p27(Kip1) is found in the nuclei of both hair cells and supporting cells in the BP of the normal, mature bird. Forty-eight hours after gentamicin treatment, hair cells with TUNEL positive nuclei and hair cells with pyknotic nuclei were both detected, suggesting many hair cells die by apoptosis. When the BP was double labelled for p27(Kip1) and myosin VIIa, a hair-cell specific protein, all dying hair cells that had been ejected from the epithelium were found to be myosin VIIa positive but negative for p27(Kip1) even though nuclear remnants were still visible. In the transition zone where partial hair-cell loss occurs, freshly ejected hair cells lying immediately above the surface of the BP no longer expressed p27(Kip1). Damaged hair cells within the epithelium in the transition zone contained p27(Kip1) in their cytoplasm but not in their nuclei. These data support recent in vitro findings suggesting that p27(Kip1) protects cells from apoptosis and that its downregulation may be a general feature of programmed cell death.
Authors:
C Torchinsky; E P Messana; M Arsura; D A Cotanche
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurocytology     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0300-4864     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurocytol.     Publication Date:    1999 Oct-Nov
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-10-19     Completed Date:  2000-10-19     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0364620     Medline TA:  J Neurocytol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  913-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular Hearing Research, Department of Otolarynology, Children's Hospital-Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis
Blotting, Western
Cell Cycle Proteins*
Cell Death
Cell Nucleus / drug effects,  metabolism,  pathology
Chickens
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27
Down-Regulation / drug effects
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Gentamicins / pharmacology
Hair Cells, Auditory / cytology*,  drug effects,  metabolism*
In Situ Nick-End Labeling
Indoles
Labyrinth Supporting Cells / cytology,  metabolism
Microtubule-Associated Proteins / metabolism*
Tumor Suppressor Proteins*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DC01689/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cell Cycle Proteins; 0/Gentamicins; 0/Indoles; 0/Microtubule-Associated Proteins; 0/Tumor Suppressor Proteins; 147604-94-2/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27; 47165-04-8/DAPI

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