Radixin modulates the function of outer hair cell stereocilia

Sonal Prasad et al. identify several mutations in the radixin (RDX) gene that are associated with early-life hearing loss. Using a guinea pig model, they propose that radixin helps convert sound into electrical signals in the mature inner ear.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sonal Prasad, Barbara Vona, Marta Diñeiro, María Costales, Rocío González-Aguado, Ana Fontalba, Clara Diego-Pérez, Asli Subasioglu, Guney Bademci, Mustafa Tekin, Rubén Cabanillas, Juan Cadiñanos, Anders Fridberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01506-y