| Type | disease | Description | Defects in Ush1g are the cause of the Jackson shaker phenotypes (js). Jackson shaker mice carry recessive mutations predicted to inactivate Ush1g by frameshift resulting in a truncated protein lacking the C-terminal SAM domain. The js phenotype is characterized by deafness, abnormal behavior (circling and/or head-tossing) and degeneration of inner ear neuroepithelia. Defects in the formation of protein complex including Ush1g may disrupt stereocilia bundle in js mice. |
