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Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 16 interacts with alpha-tectorin and is mutated in autosomal dominant hearing loss (DFNA4).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 8 Mar 2011
Zheng Jing, Miller Katharine K, Yang Tao, Hildebrand Michael S, Shearer A Eliot, DeLuca Adam P, Scheetz Todd E, Drummond Jennifer, Scherer Steve E, Legan P Kevin, Goodyear Richard J, Richardson Guy P, Cheatham Mary Ann, Smith Richard J, Dallos Peter
Abstract excerpt
We report on a secreted protein found in mammalian cochlear outer hair cells (OHC) that is a member of the carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) family of adhesion proteins. Ceacam16 mRNA is expressed in OHC, and its protein product localizes to the tips of the tallest stereocilia and the tectorial membrane (TM). This specific localization suggests a role in maintaining the integrity of...
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