Disease	Score

Substances	Interaction	Organism	Category

Substances	Interaction	Organism	Category

     Covered on Genetics Home Reference: nonsyndromic hearing lossFrom NCBI Gene: Deafness, autosomal recessive 29From UniProt: Deafness, autosomal recessive, 29 (DFNB29): A form of non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural deafness results from damage to the neural receptors of the inner ear, the nerve pathways to the brain, or the area of the brain that receives sound information. [MIM:614035]

     From NCBI Gene: Tight junctions represent one mode of cell-to-cell adhesion in epithelial or endothelial cell sheets, forming continuous seals around cells and serving as a physical barrier to prevent solutes and water from passing freely through the paracellular space. These junctions are comprised of sets of continuous networking strands in the outwardly facing cytoplasmic leaflet, with complementary grooves in the inwardly facing extracytoplasmic leaflet. The protein encoded by this gene, a member of the claudin family, is an integral membrane protein and a component of tight junction strands. The encoded protein also binds specifically to the WW domain of Yes-associated protein. Defects in this gene are the cause of an autosomal recessive form of nonsyndromic sensorineural deafness. It is also reported that four synonymous variants in this gene are associated with kidney stones and reduced bone mineral density. Several transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010] From UniProt: Plays a major role in tight junction-specific obliteration of the intercellular space, through calcium-independent cell-adhesion activity.

Condition	Change (log2fold)	Comparison	Species	Experimental variables	Experiment name

Condition	Change (log2fold)	Comparison	Species	Experimental variables	Experiment name

The following transcription factors affect gene expression:

• Msx-1
• CUTL1
• MEF-2A
• GCNF

Tissue specificity:

Liver, kidney. Also found in ear.

Molecular Function:

• Structural Molecule Activity
• Identical Protein Binding

Biological Processes:

• Protein Complex Assembly
• Calcium-Independent Cell-Cell Adhesion Via Plasma Membrane Cell-Adhesion Molecules

*synonyms