[en] Alström Syndrome (AS) is a human autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by numerous clinical symptoms including deafness. AS is caused by mutations in the ALMS1 gene encoding for ALMS1 protein expressed at the basal body and implicated in ciliogenesis, cell cycle and proliferation (Jagger et al., 2011; Zulato et al., 2011 & Shenje et al., 2014). We are interesting in understanding the unknown mechanisms involving this protein in the genetic deafness of AS patients. To develop a model as closer as possible to the human pathology, we are using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) generated from fibroblasts of healthy and AS patients. Using a stepwise protocol, we demonstrated that healthy hiPSCs (waiting for isogenic hiPSCs) can generate a population of cells with gene and protein expression patterns consistent with the ones of otic progenitor cells (OSCs). At this differentiation stage, we observed some proliferation and apoptotic defects between healthy and AS cells. When human OSCs are co-cultured with mouse feeder cells, they are able to differentiate into hair cells (HCs). We successfully differentiated AS hiPSCs generated from AS patients into HCs. We are currently confirming gene expression pattern and testing HCs functionality. To exclude patient linked epigenetics and differentiation defects, we are correcting the genomic mutation in the AS hiPSCs to generate isogenic hiPSCs using the CRIPSR/Cas9 system. Thanks to the isogenic hiPSCs we will be able to confirm that these defects are well due to the ALMS1 mutation.
Hanon, Kevin ; Université de Liège > GIGA - Neurosciences
LEFEBVRE, Philippe ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service d'ORL, d'audiophonologie et de chir. cervico-faciale
Delacroix, Laurence ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques
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