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Sequence Detail
ID/Version
Q9ET47 B1AWP3 Q80ZC2 Q80ZC1 B1AWP6 A2AK09 Q9QY27 B1AWQ2 Q80ZC3 A2AK06 A2AK13 Q80ZC0 Q6GYS0 Q6GYS1 (UniProt | EBI) Last sequence update: 2008-05-20
Last annotation update: 2024-03-27
Sequence
description
from provider
RecName: Full=Espin;AltName: Full=Ectoplasmic specialization protein;
Provider SWISS-PROT
Sequence
Polypeptide 871 aa
For this sequence
Source
Organism mouse
See UniProt | EBI for source
Annotated genes and markers Follow the symbol links to get more information on the GO terms, expression assays, orthologs, phenotypic alleles, and other information for the genes or markers below.
Type Symbol Name GO Terms Expression
Assays
Orthologs Phenotypic
Alleles
Gene Espn espin 37 101 3 14
Sequence references in MGI J:53411 Zheng L, et al., The deaf jerker mouse has a mutation in the gene encoding the espin actin-bundling proteins of hair cell stereocilia and lacks espins. Cell. 2000 Aug 4;102(3):377-85
J:58991 Chen B, et al., Espin contains an additional actin-binding site in its N terminus and is a major actin-bundling protein of the Sertoli cell-spermatid ectoplasmic specialization junctional plaque. Mol Biol Cell. 1999 Dec;10(12):4327-39
J:107807 Loomis PA, et al., Targeted wild-type and jerker espins reveal a novel, WH2-domain-dependent way to make actin bundles in cells. J Cell Sci. 2006 Apr 15;119(Pt 8):1655-65
J:114105 Sekerkova G, et al., Espins are multifunctional actin cytoskeletal regulatory proteins in the microvilli of chemosensory and mechanosensory cells. J Neurosci. 2004 Jun 9;24(23):5445-56
J:182310 Merritt RC, et al., Myosin IIIB uses an actin-binding motif in its espin-1 cargo to reach the tips of actin protrusions. Curr Biol. 2012 Feb 21;22(4):320-5
J:226747 Sekerkova G, et al., Roles of the espin actin-bundling proteins in the morphogenesis and stabilization of hair cell stereocilia revealed in CBA/CaJ congenic jerker mice. PLoS Genet. 2011 Mar;7(3):e1002032
J:229975 Liu H, et al., Myosin III-mediated cross-linking and stimulation of actin bundling activity of Espin. Elife. 2016;5:e12856
J:230827 Lelli A, et al., Class III myosins shape the auditory hair bundles by limiting microvilli and stereocilia growth. J Cell Biol. 2016 Jan 18;212(2):231-44
J:236347 Ebrahim S, et al., Stereocilia-staircase spacing is influenced by myosin III motors and their cargos espin-1 and espin-like. Nat Commun. 2016 Mar 01;7:10833
J:292518 Huttlin EL, et al., A tissue-specific atlas of mouse protein phosphorylation and expression. Cell. 2010 Dec 23;143(7):1174-89

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last database update
04/23/2024
MGI 6.23
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