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Gene information for TECTA (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7007
Official gene symbolTECTA
Full nametectorin alpha
Aliases,DFNA12,DFNA8,DFNB21,
Gene summaryThe tectorial membrane is an extracellular matrix of the inner ear that contacts the stereocilia bundles of specialized sensory hair cells. Sound induces movement of these hair cells relative to the tectorial membrane, deflects the stereocilia, and leads to fluctuations in hair-cell membrane potential, transducing sound into electrical signals. Alpha-tectorin is one of the major noncollagenous components of the tectorial membrane. Mutations in the TECTA gene have been shown to be responsible for autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing impairment and a recessive form of sensorineural pre-lingual non-syndromic deafness. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 11   Locus: 11q22-q24
Gene position120973375 - 121061515  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size88141 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602574