β-actin and γ-actin are each dispensable for auditory hair cell development but required for Stereocilia maintenance.
Hair cell stereocilia structure depends on actin filaments composed of cytoplasmic β-actin and γ-actin isoforms. Mutations in either gene can lead to progressive hearing loss in humans. Since β-actin and γ-actin isoforms are 99% identical at the protein level, it is unclear whether each isoform has...
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| Main Authors: | Benjamin J Perrin, Kevin J Sonnemann, James M Ervasti |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1001158&type=printable |
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