Functional development of mechanosensitive hair cells in stem cell-derived organoids parallels native vestibular hair cells

oleh: Xiao-Ping Liu, Karl R. Koehler, Andrew M. Mikosz, Eri Hashino, Jeffrey R. Holt

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-05-01

Deskripsi

Sensory hair cells from the mammalian inner ear do not regenerate. Here, the authors induce direct hair cell formation from mouse embryonic stem cells using a three-dimensional culture system and observe differentiation of Type I and Type II vestibular hair cells and establishment of synapses with neurons.