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SUBMITTER: Chen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5983795 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Jin J Liang Chun C Zong Liang L Zhu Yan Y Zhao Hong-Bo HB
International journal of molecular sciences 20180430 5
Mutations of gap junction connexin genes induce a high incidence of nonsyndromic hearing loss. Pannexin genes also encode gap junctional proteins in vertebrates. Recent studies demonstrated that Pannexin-1 (Panx1) deficiency in mice and mutation in humans are also associated with hearing loss. So far, several Panx1 knockout (KO) mouse lines were established. In general, these Panx1 KO mouse lines demonstrate consistent phenotypes in most aspects, including hearing loss. However, a recent study r ...[more]