NSD2 deficiency disrupts the epigenetic landscape of cochlear hair cells to enhance ECM expression and to perturb cochlear hair cell function
Wang, Z.; Xu, Y.; Ma, X.; Wang, D.; Feng, W.; Liu, N.; Rao, H.; Zhang, W.; Aji, R.; Yu, Z.; Li, J.; Yu, G.; Xing, Y.; Gao, W.-Q.; Li, L.
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Mammalian cochlear hair cells (HC) are crucial for hearing, and histone modifications may play an important role in HC maturation and functions. However, whether and how NSD2, a histone H3 lysine 36 (H3K36) dimethyltransferase, affects cochlear HC maturation remains unclear. Here, we established an HC-specific Nsd2 knockout mouse model and discovered that the loss of NSD2 results in severe structural defects in stereociliary bundles and profound hearing impairment. Integrated multi-omics profiling revealed that NSD2 deficiency leads to a decreased expression of H3K36me2, which in turn alters genome-wide chromatin accessibility and gene expression. Mechanistically, NSD2 deficiency triggers the aberrant upregulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) genes at the transcriptional level, causing excessive collagen accumulation and compromising tissue structure. Crucially, ECM intervention can mitigate NSD2-deficiency mediated hearing damage. Our study reveals an epigenetic mechanism by which NSD2 regulates cochlear HC maturation through inhibition of chromatin remodeling-induced ECM accumulation, and provides a potential new therapeutic direction for hearing impairment.
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