Primary Identifier | MGI:1933154 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 5 | NCBI Gene Number | 80979 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables spectrin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within regulation of membrane potential. Located in basolateral plasma membrane; lateral plasma membrane; and lateral wall of outer hair cell. Is expressed in brain; cochlea; embryo; and organ of Corti. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness 61. Orthologous to human SLC26A5 (solute carrier family 26 member 5). PHENOTYPE: Cochlear sensitivity is decreased in mutant due to a loss of outer hair cell electromotility. [provided by MGI curators] |