DFNA5

DFNA5

DFNA5

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Non-syndromic hearing impairment protein 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DFNA5 gene.[5][6][7]

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Function

Hearing impairment is a heterogeneous condition with over 40 loci described. The protein encoded by this gene is expressed in fetal cochlea, however, its function is not known. Nonsyndromic hearing impairment is associated with a mutation in this gene.[7]

The observation that DFNA5 is epigenetically inactivated in a large number of cancers of frequent types (gastric, colorectal, and breast) is another important finding and is in line with its apoptosis-inducing properties. Indeed, if apoptosis is an intrinsic feature of DFNA5, shutting the gene down in tumor cells makes them more susceptible to uncontrolled cellular growth. Moreover, the fact that DFNA5 is regulated by P53 strongly suggests that DFNA5 is a tumor suppressor gene.[8]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. van Camp G, Coucke P, Balemans W, van Velzen D, van de Bilt C, van Laer L, Smith RJ, Fukushima K, Padberg GW, Frants RR (Mar 1996). "Localization of a gene for non-syndromic hearing loss (DFNA5) to chromosome 7p15". Hum Mol Genet. 4 (11): 2159–63. doi:10.1093/hmg/4.11.2159. hdl:2066/20568. PMID 8589696.
  4. Van Laer L, Van Camp G, van Zuijlen D, Green ED, Verstreken M, Schatteman I, Van de Heyning P, Balemans W, Coucke P, Greinwald JH, Smith RJ, Huizing E, Willems P (Mar 1998). "Refined mapping of a gene for autosomal dominant progressive sensorineural hearing loss (DFNA5) to a 2-cM region, and exclusion of a candidate gene that is expressed in the cochlea". Eur J Hum Genet. 5 (6): 397–405. doi:10.1159/000484798. PMID 9450185.
  5. de Beeck KO, Van Laer L, Van Camp G (Mar 2012). "DFNA5, a gene involved in hearing loss and cancer: a review". The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 121 (3): 197–207. doi:10.1177/000348941212100310. PMID 22530481. S2CID 32637216.

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