Expression and localization of FRMD7 in human fetal brain, and a role for F-actin

Purpose FERM domain containing 7 (FRMD7) is a member of the four-point-one, ezrin, radixin, moesin (FERM) family of proteins, and has been reported to cause X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus (ICN), a disease which affects ocular motor control. There have been over 30 mutations reported for FRMD7, however, their role in the pathogenesis of ICN remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to perform the expression distributes of protein FRMD7 from human fetal brain during development and to understand the relationship with cytoskeletal protein F-actin between wild-type and mutation-type FRMD7.