pejvakin (autosomal recessive deafness type 59 protein) (PJVK DFNB59)

Function

• essential in the activity of auditory pathway neurons

Structure

belongs to the gasdermin family

Pathology

• defects in PJVK are the cause of non-syndromic sensorineural deafness autosomal recessive type 59

Notes

'Pejvakin' means 'echo' in Persian

More general terms

• other protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q0ZLH3.html