Sox2 and FGF20 interact to regulate organ of Corti hair cell and supporting cell development in a spatially-graded manner.

The mouse organ of Corti, housed inside the cochlea, contains hair cells and supporting cells that transduce sound into electrical signals. These cells develop in two main steps: progenitor specification followed by differentiation. Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) signaling is important in this devel...

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Main Authors: Lu M Yang, Kathryn S E Cheah, Sung-Ho Huh, David M Ornitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008254