简介：miRNA-183family,innormalbiology,isexpressedinaharmoniousandstablemannerintheneurosensoryorgansandcells.StudieshavealsoshownthatmiRNA-183family,indifferentpathways,affectstheneurosensorydevelopment,maintenance,survivalandfunction.Inaddition,ithaspotentialneuroprotectiveeffectsinresponsetoneurosensorydestructivestimulations.miRNA-96mutationcauseshereditarydeafnessinhumansandmice,andthereforeaffectstheinnerearactivityanditsmaintenance.CertainroleshavebeenidentifiedformiR-96inthemaintenanceandfunctionoftheinnerear.Thecomparisonofthetargetgenesoffamily-183intranscriptomesofnewbornandadulthaircellsshowsthathundredsoftargetgenesinthisfamilymayaffectdevelopmentandmaintenanceoftheears.IdentifyingthegenesthatareregulatedbymiRNA-183familyprovidesresearcherswithimportantinformationaboutthecomplexdevelopmentandenvironmentalregulationoftheinnerear,andcanoffernewapproachestothemaintenanceandregenerationofhaircellsandauditorynerve.