Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, 5 Research Court, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
Hear Res. 2012 Jun;288(1-2):89-99. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.12.003. Epub 2011 Dec 13.
Hereditary deafness is genetically heterogeneous such that mutations of many different genes can cause hearing loss. This review focuses on the evidence and implications that several of these deafness genes encode actin-interacting proteins or actin itself. There is a growing appreciation of the contribution of the actin interactome in stereocilia development, maintenance, mechanotransduction and malfunction of the auditory system.
遗传性耳聋具有遗传异质性,许多不同的基因突变都可导致听力损失。本文主要综述了几种耳聋基因编码肌动蛋白相互作用蛋白或肌动蛋白本身的证据和意义。人们越来越认识到肌动蛋白相互作用组在.stereocilia 发育、维持、机械转导和听觉系统功能障碍中的作用。