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WHRN

Gene
Whrn
Protein
Whirlin
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Length
920 amino acids
Function
Involved in hearing and vision as member of the USH2 complex. Necessary for elongation and maintenance of inner and outer hair cell stereocilia in the organ of Corti in the inner ear. Involved in the maintenance of the hair bundle ankle region, which connects stereocilia in cochlear hair cells of the inner ear. In retina photoreceptors, required for the maintenance of periciliary membrane complex that seems to play a role in regulating intracellular protein transport.
Mass
98.345 kDa
Sequence
MNAQLDGLSVSSSSTGSLGSAAAAAGGGGGAGLRLLSANVRQLHQALTALLSEPEREQFTHCLNAYHARRNVFDLVRTLRVLLDSPVKRRLLPMLRLVIPRSDQLLFDQYTAEGLYLPATTPYRQPAWAAPDGAGPGEVRLVSLRRAKAHEGLGFSIRGGSEHGVGIYVSLVEPGSLAEKEGLRVGDQILRVNDKSLARVTHAEAVKALKGSKKLVLSVYSAGRIPGGYVTNHIYTWVDPQGRSTSPPSSLPHGSTLRQHEDDRRSALHLLQSGDEKKVNLVLGDGRSLGLTIRGGAEYGLGIYITGVDPGSEAESSGLKVGDQILEVNGRSFLSILHDEAVKLLKSSRHLILTVKDVGRLPHARTTVDQTKWIASSRIGESITNSAGFPGDLTEEGTNKPGFYKGPAGSQVTLSSLGNQTRALLDDQARHLLTEQERATMMYYLDQYRGGTISVEALVMALFELLNTHAKFSLLSEVRGIISPQDLDRFDHLVLRREIESMKARQPPGPGVGDTYSMVSYSDTGSSTGSHGTSTTVSSARERLLWLIDLMENTLDLEGTCETTQGSTNALPDVSVDDVRSPSEDLPGIKPPPPPPPLAQGHDRLLGQTRKPVREDSAPLSSAAHSGIVFSAPRNRSPPPPPGIAPTPTPGPSSARDSPSSPIYASISHANPSSRKPLDTHLALVNQHPIGPFPRVQSPPHLKSPPAEAPGAGACLPPPSPSEHADAMGANQHFVLVEVHRPDSEPDVNEVRALPQTRTASTLSQLSDSGQTLSEDSGVDAGETEASTSGRGRQTANTKNKNGKELPQTERTTEGANKPPGLLEPTSTLIRVRKSAATLGIAIEGGANTRQPLPRIVTIQRGGSAHNCGQLKVGHVILEVNGQTLRGKEHREAARVIAEAFKTKERDYIDFLVTEFNVML

Gene
Whrn
Protein
Whirlin
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
918 amino acids
Function
Involved in hearing and vision as member of the USH2 complex (PubMed:20502675). Necessary for elongation and maintenance of inner and outer hair cell stereocilia in the organ of Corti in the inner ear (PubMed:15590699). Involved in the maintenance of the hair bundle ankle region, which connects stereocilia in cochlear hair cells of the inner ear (PubMed:20502675, PubMed:24334608). In retina photoreceptors, required for the maintenance of periciliary membrane complex that seems to play a role in regulating intracellular protein transport (PubMed:20502675).
Mass
98.012 kDa
Sequence
MNAQLDGLSVSSSSTGSLGSAAAAAGGGGGAGLRLLSANVRQLHQALTALLSEPEREQFTHCLNAYHARRNVFDLVRTLRVLLDSPVKRRLLPMLRLVIPRSDQLLFDQYTAEGLYLPATTPYRQPAWAAPDGAGPGEVRLVSLRRAKAHEGLGFSIRGGSEHGVGIYVSLVEPGSLAEKEGLRVGDQILRVNDKSLARVTHAEAVKALKGSKKLVLSVYSAGRIPGGYVTNHIYTWVDPQGRSTSPPSSLPQPHGSTLRQREDDRRSTLHLLQSGDEKKVNLVLGDGRSLGLTIRGGAEYGLGIYITGVDPGSEAESSGLKVGDQILEVNGRSFLNILHDEAVKLLKSSRHLILTVKDVGRLPHARTTVDQTKWIASSRIGESVANSAGFPGDHTEEGTSKPGFYKGPAGSQVTLSSLGNQTRALLDDQARHLLTEQERATMMYYLAQYRGGTISVEAMVMALFELLNTHAKFSLLSEVRSIISPQDLDRFDHLVLRREIESMKARQPPGPGVGDTYSMVSYSDTGSSTGSHGTSTTVSSARERLLWLIDLMENTLDLEGTGETTQGSTNALPDVSVDDVKSPSEDLPGIKPPPPPPPLAQGHDRLLGQPRKPGREDPAPLSSAAHSGIVFSAPRNRSPPPGTAPTPGPSSAQDSPSSPIYASISHANPSSRKPLDTHLALVNQHPIGPFPRVQSPPHLKSPPAETPGAGACLPPPSPSEHPDAVGANQHFVLVEVHRPDSEPDVNEVRALPQTRTASTLSQLSDSGQTLSEDSGVDAGETEASTSGRGRQTASAKNKNGKEQPRTERTAEGANKPPGLLEPTSTLVRVRKSAATLGIAIEGGANTRQPLPRIVTIQRGGSAHNCGQLKVGHVILEVNGQTLRGKEHKEAARIIAEAFKTKERDYIDFLVTEFNVML

Gene
WHRN
Protein
Whirlin
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
907 amino acids
Function
Involved in hearing and vision as member of the USH2 complex. Necessary for elongation and maintenance of inner and outer hair cell stereocilia in the organ of Corti in the inner ear. Involved in the maintenance of the hair bundle ankle region, which connects stereocilia in cochlear hair cells of the inner ear. In retina photoreceptors, required for the maintenance of periciliary membrane complex that seems to play a role in regulating intracellular protein transport.
Mass
96.558 kDa
Sequence
MNAPLDGLSVSSSSTGSLGSAAGAGGGGGAGLRLLSANVRQLHQALTALLSEAEREQFTHCLNAYHARRNVFDLVRTLRVLLDSPVKRRLLPMLRLVIPRSDQLLFDQYTAEGLYLPATTPYRQPAWGGPDSAGPGEVRLVSLRRAKAHEGLGFSIRGGSEHGVGIYVSLVEPGSLAEKEGLRVGDQILRVNDKSLARVTHAEAVKALKGSKKLVLSVYSAGRIPGGYVTNHIYTWVDPQGRSISPPSGLPQPHGGALRQQEGDRRSTLHLLQGGDEKKVNLVLGDGRSLGLTIRGGAEYGLGIYITGVDPGSEAEGSGLKVGDQILEVNGRSFLNILHDEAVRLLKSSRHLILTVKDVGRLPHARTTVDETKWIASSRIRETMANSAGFLGDLTTEGINKPGFYKGPAGSQVTLSSLGNQTRVLLEEQARHLLNEQEHATMAYYLDEYRGGSVSVEALVMALFKLLNTHAKFSLLSEVRGTISPQDLERFDHLVLRREIESMKARQPPGPGAGDTYSMVSYSDTGSSTGSHGTSTTVSSARNTLDLEETGEAVQGNINALPDVSVDDVRSTSQGLSSFKPLPRPPPLAQGNDLPLGQPRKLGREDLQPPSSMPSCSGTVFSAPQNRSPPAGTAPTPGTSSAQDLPSSPIYASVSPANPSSKRPLDAHLALVNQHPIGPFPRVQSPPHLKSPSAEATVAGGCLLPPSPSGHPDQTGTNQHFVMVEVHRPDSEPDVNEVRALPQTRTASTLSQLSDSGQTLSEDSGVDAGEAEASAPGRGRQSVSTKSRSSKELPRNERPTDGANKPPGLLEPTSTLVRVKKSAATLGIAIEGGANTRQPLPRIVTIQRGGSAHNCGQLKVGHVILEVNGLTLRGKEHREAARIIAEAFKTKDRDYIDFLVTEFNVML