Primary Identifier | MGI:2672814 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 260301 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within sensory perception of sound. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Is expressed in inner ear mesenchyme and spiral ligament. Orthologous to human OTOS (otospiralin). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice display decreased endocochlear potentials and shrunken type II and IV cochlear fibrocytes. [provided by MGI curators] |