Viral Details

Viral Backbone

Recombinant AAV

AAV-ITR

AAV2

AAV Serotype

Available in AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, AAV5, AAV6, AAV8, AAV9, AAV-DJ, AAV-DJ8, AAV-DJ9 and other wildtype/synthetic AAV capsids

Promoter

CMV (default), or choose from 30 different ubiquitous or cell specific promoter

Reporter

none, optional GFP, CFP, YFP, RFP or mCherry

Storage Buffer

PBS/5% Glycerol

Gene Details

Species

Human

Gene Symbol

COCH

Gene Name

cochlin

Gene ID

1690

Gene Synonyms

COCH-5B2; COCH5B2; DFNA9

ORF Size

1485 bp

RefSeq#

BC007230

Gene Description

COCH is highly conserved in human, mouse, and chicken, showing 94% and 79% amino acid identity of human to mouse and chicken sequences, respectively. Hybridization to this gene was detected in spindle-shaped cells located along nerve fibers between the auditory ganglion and sensory epithelium. These cells accompany neurites at the habenula perforata, the opening through which neurites extend to innervate hair cells. This and the pattern of expression of this gene in chicken inner ear paralleled the histologic findings of acidophilic deposits, consistent with mucopolysaccharide ground substance, in temporal bones from DFNA9 (autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural deafness 9) patients. Mutations that cause DFNA9 have been reported in this gene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. Additional splice variants encoding distinct isoforms have been described but their biological validities have not been demonstrated.

UniGene ID

Hs.21016

HGNC ID

HGNC:2180