POU domain, class 4, transcription factor 3 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''POU4F3''
gene
In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA. There are two types of molecular genes: protei ...
.
It's a member of
BRN-3 group, also known as
POU family class 4.
Nomenclature
DFNA15 refers to a type of
nonsyndromic deafness, with
autosomal dominant
In genetics, dominance is the phenomenon of one variant (allele) of a gene on a chromosome masking or overriding the Phenotype, effect of a different variant of the same gene on Homologous chromosome, the other copy of the chromosome. The firs ...
inheritance.
References
Further reading
In Vivo Interplay between p27Kip1, GATA3, ATOH1, and POU4F3 Converts Non-sensory Cells to Hair Cells in Adult Mice
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POU-domain proteins
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