POU domain, class 3, transcription factor 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POU3F4 gene found on the X chromosome.[5][6][7]
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POU3F4 is involved in the patterning of the neural tube and both the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus in the developing embryo.[8] During development, POU3F4 is also expressed in the mesenchyme of the periotic bone surrounding the inner ear.[9] A “knockout” mice model displayed that alteration to the POU3F4 gene interrupted this mesenchymal cell differentiation in the superior semicircular canal. The deformities observed in mice were similar to those in humans with X-linked non-syndromic deafness (DFN-3).[10]
Genetic testing on various persons has confirmed that mutations of the POU3F4 gene cause X-linked non-syndromic deafness (DFN-3).[11] These known mutations include:
- Missense mutation causing the substitution of amino acid glycine for glutamic acid at position 216[12]
- A deletion of the POU3F4 gene and 530 more kilobases upstream[13]
- An amino acid substitution of serine for leucine (S228L) in POU3F4[13]
- Frameshift truncation and extension mutations at the POU3F4 C-terminus[14]
Physical anomalies caused by POU3F4 mutations that have been recognized by high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) include absence of the central axis of the cochlea, an abnormally wide lateral internal auditory canal and a thickened stapes footplate. These anomalies are associated with X-linked non-syndromic deafness.[15]
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- de Kok YJ, Cremers CW, Ropers HH, Cremers FP (1997). "The molecular basis of X-linked deafness type 3 (DFN3) in two sporadic cases: identification of a somatic mosaicism for a POU3F4 missense mutation". Human Mutation. 10 (3): 207–11. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1997)10:3<207::AID-HUMU5>3.0.CO;2-F. PMID 9298820. S2CID 25525442.
- Phippard D, Heydemann A, Lechner M, Lu L, Lee D, Kyin T, Crenshaw EB (Jun 1998). "Changes in the subcellular localization of the Brn4 gene product precede mesenchymal remodeling of the otic capsule". Hearing Research. 120 (1–2): 77–85. doi:10.1016/S0378-5955(98)00059-8. PMID 9667433. S2CID 41009921.
- Hagiwara H, Tamagawa Y, Kitamura K, Kodera K (Oct 1998). "A new mutation in the POU3F4 gene in a Japanese family with X-linked mixed deafness (DFN3)". The Laryngoscope. 108 (10): 1544–7. doi:10.1097/00005537-199810000-00022. PMID 9778298. S2CID 44565001.
- Shimazaki T, Arsenijevic Y, Ryan AK, Rosenfeld MG, Weiss S (Jan 1999). "A role for the POU-III transcription factor Brn-4 in the regulation of striatal neuron precursor differentiation". The EMBO Journal. 18 (2): 444–56. doi:10.1093/emboj/18.2.444. PMC 1171138. PMID 9889200.
- Xia AP, Kikuchi T, Minowa O, Katori Y, Oshima T, Noda T, Ikeda K (Apr 2002). "Late-onset hearing loss in a mouse model of DFN3 non-syndromic deafness: morphologic and immunohistochemical analyses". Hearing Research. 166 (1–2): 150–8. doi:10.1016/S0378-5955(02)00309-X. PMID 12062767. S2CID 41535704.
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