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Functions of Wnt signaling pathway in hair cell differentiation and regeneration

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  • Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Received date: 2017-02-08

  Revised date: 2017-04-03

  Online published: 2017-09-19

Supported by

the National Program on Key Basic Research Project (973 Program)(2012CB967900)

Abstract

Wnt signaling pathway plays important roles in the development and homeostasis of multicellular organisms. Through their bindings with the Frizzled receptors, the Wnt ligands regulate a wide range of developmental processes, such as axis patterning, cell division, and cell fate specification. Wnt signaling plays vital roles in the development of inner ear of the mouse. In the early stages of inner ear development, Wnt signaling specifies the size of the placode and the formation of the otic vesicle. In later stages, Wnt signaling mediates hair cell specification and orients the stereociliary bundles in a uniform direction. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the roles of Wnt signaling in hair cell differentiation and regeneration, which may provide references and insights for investigators in the field.

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Qingqing Fan, Feilong Meng, Ran Fang, Gaopeng Li, Xiaoli Zhao . Functions of Wnt signaling pathway in hair cell differentiation and regeneration[J]. Hereditas(Beijing), 2017 , 39(10) : 897 -907 . DOI: 10.16288/j.yczz.17-037

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