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- Title
Temporal and spatial assembly of inner ear hair cell ankle link condensate through phase separation.
- Authors
Wang, Huang; Du, Haibo; Ren, Rui; Du, Tingting; Lin, Lin; Feng, Zhe; Zhao, Dange; Wei, Xiaoxi; Zhai, Xiaoyan; Wang, Hongyang; Dong, Tingting; Sun, Jin-Peng; Wu, Hao; Xu, Zhigang; Lu, Qing
- Abstract
Stereocilia are actin-based cell protrusions of inner ear hair cells and are indispensable for mechanotransduction. Ankle links connect the ankle region of developing stereocilia, playing an essential role in stereocilia development. WHRN, PDZD7, ADGRV1 and USH2A have been identified to form the so-called ankle link complex (ALC); however, the detailed mechanism underlying the temporal emergence and degeneration of ankle links remains elusive. Here we show that WHRN and PDZD7 orchestrate ADGRV1 and USH2A to assemble the ALC through liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). Disruption of the ALC multivalency for LLPS largely abolishes the distribution of WHRN at the ankle region of stereocilia. Interestingly, high concentration of ADGRV1 inhibits LLPS, providing a potential mechanism for ALC disassembly. Moreover, certain deafness mutations of ALC genes weaken the multivalent interactions of ALC and impair LLPS. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that LLPS mediates ALC formation, providing essential clues for understanding the pathogenesis of deafness. In this work, the authors demonstrate that LLPS of the quaternary USH2 protein complex initiates the formation of stereociliary ankle link condensates, providing insights into the pathogenesis of deafness.
- Subjects
HAIR cells; INNER ear; PHASE separation; ANKLE; DEAFNESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION (Cytology); GENETIC mutation
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-37267-5