Primary Identifier | MGI:2685697 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 18 | NCBI Gene Number | 332309 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within auditory receptor cell stereocilium organization; protein localization to organelle; and sensory perception of sound. Located in microvillus; stereocilium base; and stereocilium shaft. Is expressed in cochlea epithelium and utricle epithelium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness 101. Orthologous to human GRXCR2 (glutaredoxin and cysteine rich domain containing 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit severe hearing loss. [provided by MGI curators] |