Gene:
vezatin, adherens junctions transmembrane protein
Gene ID:
129875
Symbol:
Vezt
Species:
1182
Description:
human homolog is a transmembrane protein located in adherens cell-cell junctions; in the sensory hair cells of the inner ear it is also concentrated at the fibrillar links which connect the bases of adjacent stereocilia, where it interacts with both myosin VIIA and the cadherin-catenins complex [RGD]