POU class 3 homeobox 4
Alias
BRAIN-4 | BRN-4 | BRN4 | DFN3 | DFNX2 | OCT-9 | OTF-9 | OTF9
This gene encodes a member of the POU-III class of neural transcription factors. This family member plays a role in inner ear development. The protein is thought to be involved in the mediation of epigenetic signals which induce striatal neuron-precursor differentiation. Mutations in this gene are associated with X chromosome-linked nonsyndromic mixed deafness. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2012].