POU domain, class 3, transcription factor 4 is aprotein that in humans is encoded by thePOU3F4gene found on theX chromosome.[5][6][7]
POU3F4 is involved in the patterning of theneural tube and both theparaventricular andsupraoptic nuclei of thehypothalamus in the developing embryo.[8] During development, POU3F4 is also expressed in themesenchyme of theperiotic bone surrounding theinner ear.[9] A“knockout” mice model displayed that alteration to the POU3F4 gene interrupted this mesenchymal cell differentiation in the superiorsemicircular canal. The deformities observed in mice were similar to those in humans with X-linked non-syndromic deafness (DFN-3).[10]
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