basic FUNCTION
| involved in structure and function of auditory and vestibular hair cells |
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playing a necessary role for actin organization in the hair cells of the cochlea |
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may be having a role in secretory granule movement and/or hormone secretion |
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motor protein, necessary for the development of hair cell stereocilia, which are actin-filled projections on the apical surface and the site of mechanotransduction of sound |
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may be involved in cytoplasmic organelle movement, including secretory granules in pituitary cells and pituitary adenomas |
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traffics and delivers critical molecules required for stereocilia development and thus is essential for building the mechanosensory hair bundle |