GSE196353
Lack of Nhe6 associated with increased endothelial permeability
Our earlier study showed that hearing loss in Nhe6 KO animals was due to cochlear damage and that NHE6 is important for normal hearing function. These results were based on the data extracted from experiments involving hearing/sensory structures in organ of Corti. Considering the importance of blood-labyrinth barrier (BLB) in transport of substances between the blood and intrastrial space, and the fact that the physiology and overall properties of the BLB are not completely elucidated so far, we have isolated and subcultured endothelial cells from mouse BLB and by RNAseq we want to compare overall gene expression between Nhe6 KO and WT mice in order to discover further differences between the two phenotypes. Overall design: Examining differences between the Nhe6 KO and WT mice in the overall gene expression from primary endothelial cells isolated from stria vascularis capillaries.