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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1001158&type=printable
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