耳蜗蛋白由内耳的非感觉细胞（纤维细胞）合成，豚鼠耳蜗蛋白的下调导致耳聋（Lavigne Rebillard等人，2003【PubMed 12687421】。【OMIM提供，2008年3月】
Otospiralin is synthesized by nonsensory cells (fibrocytes) of the inner ear, and downregulation of otospiralin in guinea pigs leads to deafness (Lavigne-Rebillard et al., 2003 [PubMed 12687421]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]