Hearing loss in mice with disruption of auditory epithelial patterning in the cochlea.

In the cochlear auditory epithelia, sensory hair and supporting cells are arranged in a checkerboard-like mosaic pattern, which is conserved across a wide range of species. The cell adhesion molecules nectin-1 and nectin-3 are required for this pattern formation. The checkerboard-like pattern is thought to be necessary for auditory function, but has never been examined.

PCR-DGGE Analysis Proves the Suppression of and Root Rot Due to Successive Inoculations.

The soil-borne pathogens and have emerged as major pathogens of radish () worldwide. The induction of soil suppressive of radish root rot disease was evaluated in soil repeatedly inoculated with , nonpathogenic binucleate sp. AG-A W1 (BNR) and .