Otogelin (Otog)

Glycoprotein specific to acellular membranes of the inner ear. Might be required for the anchoring of the otoconial membranes and cupulae into the underlying neuroepithelia from the vestibule.

May be involved in the organization and/or stabilization of the fibrillar system that write the tectorial membrane in the cochlea. May play a role in mechanotransduction processes.