Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis of the developing mouse inner ear identifies molecular logic of auditory neuron diversification

Charles Petitpré, Louis Faure, Phoebe Uhl, Paula Fontanet, Iva Filova, Gabriela Pavlinkova, Igor Adameyko, Saida Hadjab () and Francois Lallemend ()
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Charles Petitpré: Karolinska Institutet
Louis Faure: Medical University Vienna
Phoebe Uhl: Karolinska Institutet
Paula Fontanet: Karolinska Institutet
Iva Filova: Institute of Biotechnology CAS
Gabriela Pavlinkova: Institute of Biotechnology CAS
Igor Adameyko: Medical University Vienna
Saida Hadjab: Karolinska Institutet
Francois Lallemend: Karolinska Institutet

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract Different types of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) are essential for auditory perception by transmitting complex auditory information from hair cells (HCs) to the brain. Here, we use deep, single cell transcriptomics to study the molecular mechanisms that govern their identity and organization in mice. We identify a core set of temporally patterned genes and gene regulatory networks that may contribute to the diversification of SGNs through sequential binary decisions and demonstrate a role for NEUROD1 in driving specification of a Ic-SGN phenotype. We also find that each trajectory of the decision tree is defined by initial co-expression of alternative subtype molecular controls followed by gradual shifts toward cell fate resolution. Finally, analysis of both developing SGN and HC types reveals cell-cell signaling potentially playing a role in the differentiation of SGNs. Our results indicate that SGN identities are drafted prior to birth and reveal molecular principles that shape their differentiation and will facilitate studies of their development, physiology, and dysfunction.

Date: 2022
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