AXIN2

axin 2

Tier: Cilia-Associated Genes

Ensembl:
ENSG00000168646
UniProt:
Q9Y2T1
OMIM:
604025
Synonyms:
DKFZP781B0869, MGC126582

Ciliogenesis screen results (3 screens)

  • Wheway et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: Ciliogenesis Defect (z=-3.34) PMID:26167766
  • Breslow et al. 2018 (CRISPR) [CRISPR]: No Significant Effect PMID:29459680
  • Roosing et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: No effect PMID:26595381

Phenotypes

Mouse phenotype:
abnormal embryo size, decreased body length, abnormal limb morphology, unresponsive to tactile stimuli, abnormal body wall morphology, increased blood urea nitrogen level, preweaning lethality, complete penetrance, anophthalmia, abnormal eyelid fusion, protruding tongue, abnormal skin coloration, abnormal embryo development

Subcellular localization

centrosome, lysosomes, nucleus

References: PMID:33718363

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly
  • ECM & connective tissue

Function

Loss of AXIN1/2 function leads to excessive ABC accumulation and in turn to overactivation of WNT/β-catenin signaling in AXIN1/2dKO cells ( 33718363).