Galectin and Myc enable cochlear progenitor expansion in vitro and in vivo
Marie Kubota, Julia M. Abitbol, Paul K Lee, Maggie S. Matern, Sonia Bustos Barocio, Taha Adnan Jan, Alan Gi-Lun Cheng, Stefan Heller
Single-cell profiling of mouse greater epithelial ridge (GER) organoids points to galectin-1 and Myc as drivers of cochlear progenitor expansion. Myc overexpression also yields organoids from post-hearing-onset cochlear epithelium.
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