the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30670736 and 30500168);the Department of Science and Technology of Jiangsu Province (No. BS2006533).
γ -actin (ACTG1) gene is a cytoplasmic nonmuscle actin gene, which encodes a major cytoskeletal protein in the sensory hair cells of the cochlea. Mutations in ACTG1 were found to cause autosomal dominant, progressi...
This work was supported by the High-technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2004AA211150) and Ph.D Education Foundation from the Ministry of Education of China (No. 20020504009).