Tricellulin Expression and Its Deletion Effects in the Endolymphatic Sac

Overview

Journal J Int Adv Otol

Publisher Aves

Specialty Otorhinolaryngology

Date 2018 Aug 14

PMID 30100545

Authors

Ai Matsubara

Takenori Miyashita

Ryuhei Inamoto

Hirofumi Sakaguchi

Toru Kamitani

Nozomu Mori

Hiroshi Hoshikawa

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Abstract

Objectives: Tricellulin is a tight junction (TJ)-forming protein that participates in the sealing function of tricellular TJs. Tricellulin-knockout (Tric-/-) mice show progressive hearing loss with degeneration of hair cells in the cochlea without physiological or physical disorders. In the present study, we investigated the tricellulin expression and its deletion effects in the endolymphatic sac (ES) using Tric-/- mice.

Materials And Methods: The ES epithelia from wild-type (WT) mice were laser-microdissected, and RT-PCR was performed. The ES sections from Tric-/- and WT mice were immunostained with an anti-tricellulin antibody. Hematoxylin and eosin staining was performed for morphological examination. The inner ear of Tric-/- mice was perfused with biotinylation reagents, and the ES sections were observed for tracer permeability assay after applying streptavidin-Alexa Fluor 488 conjugate.

Results: The tricellulin expression was confirmed by RT-PCR and by immunohistochemistry in the WT ES. The ES in Tric-/- mice showed normal morphology and revealed no biotin leakage from the lumen.

Conclusion: The ES in Tric-/- mice showed no changes in morphology or disruption in macromolecular barrier function. The effects of solute leakages in the ES of Tric-/- mice may be very limited and compensatable, or that the ES epithelia may have other sealing system covering the lack of tricellulin.

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