Espin (protein)

Espin
Identifiers
SymbolsESPN ; DFNB36
External IDsOMIM: 606351 MGI: 1861630 HomoloGene: 23164 GeneCards: ESPN Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez8371556226
EnsemblENSG00000187017ENSMUSG00000028943
UniProtB1AK53Q9ET47
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_031475NM_019585
RefSeq (protein)NP_113663NP_062531
Location (UCSC)Chr 1:
6.48 – 6.52 Mb
Chr 4:
152.12 – 152.15 Mb
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Espin, also known as autosomal recessive deafness type 36 protein or ectoplasmic specialization protein, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ESPN gene.[1] Espin is a microfilament binding protein.

Function

Espin is a multifunctional actin-bundling protein. It plays a major role in regulating the organization, dimensions, dynamics, and signaling capacities of the actin filament-rich, microvillus-type specializations that mediate sensory transduction in various mechanosensory and chemosensory cells.[1]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene are associated with autosomal recessive neurosensory deafness, autosomal dominant sensorineural deafness without vestibular involvement, and DFNB36.[1]

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