Journal: Advanced Science
Article Title: AAV‐mediated Gene Cocktails Enhance Supporting Cell Reprogramming and Hair Cell Regeneration
doi: 10.1002/advs.202304551
Figure Lengend Snippet: AAV‐ie‐mediated Atoh1, GPA, and GPAS effectively regenerated HC‐like cells in P7 mice. A) Experimental design diagram. All the AAVs were delivered to the mice's left ear, dose:2.5E9 GCs per ear. B) The qPCR showing the relative mRNA expression of Atoh1 , Gfi1 , Pou4f3 , and Six1 in the cochleae injected with AAV‐control, AAV‐ Atoh1 , AAV‐ Six1 , AAV‐GPA, and AAV‐GPAS. Raw results from 3 replicated experiments. Error bars are ±SEM. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. C) The immunofluorescence images of Myosin7a signals in the basal and middle turns of the ear injected with AAV‐ Atoh1 , AAV‐GPA, and AAV‐GPAS, respectively at P16 mice. Red: Myosin7a. Scale bar, 30 µm. D) The number of Myosin7a in the AAV‐ Atoh1 , AAV‐GPA, and AAV‐GPAS injected ear in (C). N = 5, error bars are ±SEM. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. E) The immunofluorescence images of Myosin7a and Otoferlin signals in the basal and middle turns of the ear injected with AAV‐ Atoh1 , AAV‐GPA, and AAV‐GPAS, at P16 mice, respectively. Magnified areas corresponding to (C). Red: Myosin7a, cyan: Otoferlin. Scale bar, 30 µm. F) The percentage of the ectopic double‐positive IHC + /Otoferlin + cells in the cochleae corresponding to (E). N = 5, error bars are ±SEM. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. G) Representative confocal images of Myosin7a and Phalloidin signals in the apical to middle turns of the ear injected with AAV‐ Atoh1 , AAV‐GPA, and AAV‐GPAS, respectively, at P16 mice. Red: Myosin7a, cyan: Phalloidin. Scale bar, 30 µm. H) Representative confocal images of Myosin7a, Sox2, and Myo15‐Green signals in the apical turn of ear injected with Anc80L65‐Myo15‐mNeonGreen at P2 WT mice. Red: Sox2, Magenta: Myosin7a. Scale bar, 200 µm. I) The ABR results of WT mice, AAV‐DTR (AAV‐Myo15‐DTR‐mNeonGreen), and AAV‐DTR+AAV‐GPAS injected ear at P30 mice. N = 4, error bars are ±SEM. J) Representative confocal images of Myosin7a and DAPI signals in the apical turn of the ear injected with AAV‐DTR at P30 mice. Red: Myosin7a, grey: DAPI. Scale bar, 200 µm. K) Representative confocal images of Myosin7a, HA, and DTR‐Green signals in the apical and basal turns of ear injected with AAV‐DTR+AAV‐GPAS at P30 mice. Red: Myosin7a, cyan: HA, Green: AAV‐DTR‐mNeoNGreen. Scale bar, 40 µm.
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies were Atoh1 (1:1000 dilution, Santa Cruz, sc‐136173), Pou4f3 (1:1000 dilution, Santa Cruz, sc‐81980), Gfi1 (1:1000 dilution, Santa Cruz, sc‐373960), Six1 (1:1000 dilution, Sigma, HPA001893), and GAPDH (1:2000 dilution, Abcam, ab8245).
Techniques: Expressing, Injection, Control, Immunofluorescence