In the FGFR3 mouse model for Muenke syndrome (FGFR3P244R/+), Deiters' cells transform into pillar cells (Mansour et al., 2009) and these two types of supporting cells can reversibly switch fates in an FGF-dependent manner (Mansour et al., 2013). Here, FGFR3 is linked to Muenke syndrome.