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Sperm-associated antigen 6 (Spag6) mutation leads to vestibular dysfunction in mice.
Journal of pharmacological sciences - 1 Dec 2021
Li Xiaofei, Zhang Daogong, Xu Lei, Liu Wenwen, Zhang Na, Strauss Jerome F, Zhang Zhibing, Wang Haibo
Abstract excerpt
Spag6 encodes an axoneme central apparatus protein that is required for normal flagellar and cilia motility. Recent findings suggest that Spag6 plays a role in hearing and planar cell polarity (PCP) in the cochlea of the inner ear. However, a role for Spag6 in the vestibule has not yet been explored. In the present study, the function of Spag6 in the vestibule of the inner ear was examined using Spag6-deficient...
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