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Published on: January 1, 2018
Changes in mRNA expression in mouse postnatal cochlea by differential display method
Kazusaku Kamiya1, Yoshiaki Kikkawa, Yoshiyuki Ishii
1Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Abstract:
We compared mRNA expression by mRNA differential display method in postnatal day 11 (P11), P13 and adult C3H/HeJ mouse cochlea. Forty-seven bands were differentially displayed on polyacrylamide gel when 27 patterns of PCR primer sets were used, and 24 of them showed a remarkable increase within only two days (P11 and P13). DNA sequences of the bands were analyzed for homology to known genes using the BLAST search. Most of the clones were identical to sequences of functions unknown. However, one of the clones showing an increase of mRNA expression between P11 and P13 was identified as mouse TIS7 which is known to markedly increase during differentiation of PC-12 cells to neurons by NGF-treatment. TIS7 expression may be involved in differentiation of neuronal progenitor cells to spiral ganglion cells by the initial sound input. The comparison among P11, P13 and adult mouse cochlear mRNA expressions investigated the genes involved in the various growing stages of the postnatal cochlea.
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