ANKRD55

ankyrin repeat domain 55

Ensembl:
ENSG00000164512
UniProt:
Q3KP44
OMIM:
615189
Synonyms:
FLJ11795

Cilia effects upon perturbation of ANKRD55

Cilia number / % ciliated:
Decreased cilia number
Loss-of-function effect:
Shorter cilia

Ciliogenesis screen results (2 screens)

  • Wheway et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: Ciliogenesis Defect (z=-3.47) PMID:26167766
  • Breslow et al. 2018 (CRISPR) [CRISPR]: No Significant Effect PMID:29459680

Subcellular localization

basal body

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly

Function

ANKRD55 is a new component of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) particle, is important for ciliogenesis, and has a role in neural tube closure (28596423). ANKRD55 was detected at the basal body in ciliated cells.