Fig. 8.

Initial analysis and gene identification in datasets of the P2 and P7 cochlea. Unbiased clustering of the P2 (A) and P7 (B) scRNA-seq datasets. Cluster identity is identified by known cell-type specific genes. (C) Expression of OCM and Slc26a5 in P2 and P7 HCs. (D) Validation of gene expression using the SHIELD database (adapted from the gEAR [umgear.org]). (E) Validation of protein expression using Immunostaining with antibodies to label OCM or prestin (red). Slides were counterstained with DAPI (blue). Scale bar is 50 μm.