Stepwise Induction of Inner Ear Hair Cells From Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts via Mesenchymal- to-Epithelial Transition and Formation of Otic Epithelial Cells

Although embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells are able to differentiate into inner ear hair cells (HCs), they have drawbacks limiting their clinical application, including a potential risk of tumourigenicity. Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts to inner ear HCs could offer an alter...

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Main Authors: Qiong Yang, Haosong Shi, Yizhou Quan, Qianqian Chen, Wang Li, Li Wang, Yonghui Wang, Zhongzhong Ji, Shan-Kai Yin, Hai-Bo Shi, Huiming Xu, Wei-Qiang Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.672406/full