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Facts about Otoconin-90.
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Mouse | |
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Gene Name: | Oc90 |
Uniprot: | Q9Z0L3 |
Entrez: | 18256 |
Belongs to: |
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phospholipase A2 family |
Otoconin-90
Mass (kDA):
52.445 kDA
Mouse | |
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Location: | 15 D1|15 29.16 cM |
Sequence: | 15; |
In the embryo, highly expressed in the developing otocyst with weak expression in the brain. Also expressed in nonsensory epithelia of both the vestibular and cochlear portions of the developing inner ear. Not expressed in adult or embryonic macular sensory epithelia.
PMID: 9892667 by Verpy E., et al. Characterization of otoconin-95, the major protein of murine otoconia, provides insights into the formation of these inner ear biominerals.
PMID: 9860971 by Wang Y., et al. Otoconin-90, the mammalian otoconial matrix protein, contains two domains of homology to secretory phospholipase A2.