Target

Gene symbol :  
Espn
NCBI gene ID :  
56226
Gene full name :  
Espin
Synonym :  
Espin, BLL, ESPN-A/B/C

Protein function

Protein name :  
ESPN
Actin-bundling protein critical to stereocilia length and orientation in hair cells

Expected phenotype

Deafness, abnormal stereocilia structure

Human disease relevance

Mutations cause autosomal recessive and dominant deafness

Model applications

Hearing and hair-cell stereocilia models

Keywords:

Actin-bundling, Sensory, Deafness

Availability & Delivery:

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Espn

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