TECTB explained

Beta-tectorin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TECTB gene.^[1]

Function

The genes for alpha-tectorin and beta-tectorin (this protein) encode the major noncollagenous proteins of the tectorial membrane of the cochlea.^[1]

Further reading

• Legan PK, Rau A, Keen JN, Richardson GP . The mouse tectorins. Modular matrix proteins of the inner ear homologous to components of the sperm-egg adhesion system. . J. Biol. Chem. . 272 . 13 . 8791–801 . 1997 . 9079715 . 10.1074/jbc.272.13.8791. free .
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, etal . Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences. . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. . 99 . 26 . 16899–903 . 2002 . 12477932 . 10.1073/pnas.242603899 . 139241. 2002PNAS...9916899M . free .
• Deloukas P, Earthrowl ME, Grafham DV, etal . The DNA sequence and comparative analysis of human chromosome 10. . Nature . 429 . 6990 . 375–81 . 2004 . 15164054 . 10.1038/nature02462 . 2004Natur.429..375D . free .
• Rose JE, Behm FM, Drgon T, etal . Personalized smoking cessation: interactions between nicotine dose, dependence and quit-success genotype score. . Mol. Med. . 16 . 7–8 . 247–53 . 2010. 20379614 . 10.2119/molmed.2009.00159 . 2896464.
• Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA, etal . The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC). . Genome Res. . 14 . 10B . 2121–7 . 2004 . 15489334 . 10.1101/gr.2596504 . 528928.
• Grupe A, Li Y, Rowland C, etal . A scan of chromosome 10 identifies a novel locus showing strong association with late-onset Alzheimer disease. . Am. J. Hum. Genet. . 78 . 1 . 78–88 . 2006 . 16385451 . 10.1086/498851 . 1380225.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entrez Gene: tectorin beta.