CCDC33

coiled-coil domain containing 33

Tier: Gold Standard Ciliary Genes

Ensembl:
ENSG00000288407
UniProt:
Q8N5R6
OMIM:
618525
Synonyms:
CC2D3, CT61, FLJ32855

Cilia effects upon perturbation of CCDC33

Cilia number / % ciliated:
No effect
Loss-of-function effect:
Decrease

Ciliogenesis screen results (2 screens)

  • Wheway et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: No effect PMID:26167766
  • Breslow et al. 2018 (CRISPR) [CRISPR]: No Significant Effect PMID:29459680

Phenotypes

Mouse phenotype:
increased lung weight

Subcellular localization

cilia

References: PMID:29180514

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly

Function

Fam166b and Ccdc33 were found to be strongly restricted to the ciliary axoneme (29180514). CCDC33 occupies the extreme distal tip of vertebrate MCC cilia; independently required for normal cilia length regulation. Loss causes distinct pattern of defective cilia beating.