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  3. Inhibition of the ILK-AKT pathway by upregulation of PARVB contributes to the cochlear cell death in Fascin2 gene knockout mice

Inhibition of the ILK-AKT pathway by upregulation of PARVB contributes to the cochlear cell death in Fascin2 gene knockout mice

  • Cell Death Discov. 2024 Feb 19;10(1):89. doi: 10.1038/s41420-024-01851-5.
Rongrong Liu # 1 2,  Wenjing Shang # 1,  Yingying Liu # 1,  Yi Xie # 1,  Jun Luan 1,  Ting Zhang 1,  Ying Ma 1,  Zengxian Wang 3,  Yan Sun 4,  Xicheng Song 5,  Fengchan Han 6 7
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Key Laboratory for Genetic Hearing Disorders in Shandong, Binzhou Medical University, 346 Guanhai Road, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, PR China.
  • 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, 264000, PR China.
  • 3 Institute of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Xi'an Siyuan University, 28 Shui An Road, Xi'an, 710038, Shaanxi, PR China.
  • 4 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, 264000, PR China. entsunyan@126.com.
  • 5 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, 264000, PR China. drxchsong@163.com.
  • 6 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Key Laboratory for Genetic Hearing Disorders in Shandong, Binzhou Medical University, 346 Guanhai Road, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, PR China. hanfengchan@gmail.com.
  • 7 Institute of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Xi'an Siyuan University, 28 Shui An Road, Xi'an, 710038, Shaanxi, PR China. hanfengchan@gmail.com.
  • # Contributed equally.
PMID: 38374196 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-024-01851-5
Abstract

The Fscn2 (Fascin2) gene encodes an actin cross-linking protein that is involved in the formation of hair cell stereocilia and retina structure. Mutations in Fscn2 gene have been linked to hearing impairment and retinal degeneration in humans and mice. To understand the function of the Fscn2 gene, we generated the Fscn2 knockout mice, which showed progressive loss of hearing and hair cells. Our goal of the present study was to investigate the mechanism underlying cochlear cell death in the Fscn2 knockout mice. Microarray analysis revealed upregulation of expression of PARVB, a local adhesion protein, in the inner ears of Fscn2 knockout mice at 8 weeks of age. Further studies showed increased levels of PARVB together with cleaved-Caspase9 and decreased levels of ILK, p-ILK, p-AKT, and Bcl-2 in the inner ears of Fscn2 knockout mice of the same age. Knockdown of Fscn2 in HEI-OCI cells led to decreased cell proliferation ability and migration rate, along with increased levels of PARVB and decreased levels of ILK, p-ILK, p-AKT, Bcl-2 and activated Rac1 and Cdc42. Overexpression of Fscn2 or inhibition of Parvb expression in HEI-OC1 cells promoted cell proliferation and migration, with increased levels of ILK, p-ILK, p-AKT, and Bcl-2. Finally, FSCN2 binds with PPAR-γ to reduce its nuclear translocation in HEI-OC1 cells, and inhibition of PPAR-γ by GW9662 decreased the level of PARVB and increased the levels of p-AKT, p-ILK, and Bcl-2. Our results suggest that FSCN2 negatively regulates PARVB expression by inhibiting the entry of PPAR-γ into the cell nucleus, resulting in inhibition of ILK-AKT related pathways and of cochlear cell survival in Fscn2 knockout mice. Our findings provide new insights and ideas for the prevention and treatment of genetic hearing loss.

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