Primary Identifier | MGI:2159400 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 20776 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within inner ear morphogenesis and sensory perception of sound. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness 6 and sensorineural hearing loss. Orthologous to human TMIE (transmembrane inner ear). PHENOTYPE: Mutations in this gene cause circling behavior and deafness in homozygous mice. [provided by MGI curators] |