CCDC42

coiled-coil domain containing 42

Ensembl:
ENSG00000161973
UniProt:
Q96M95
Synonyms:
CCDC42A, FLJ32734

Cilia effects upon perturbation of CCDC42

Ciliogenesis screen results (3 screens)

  • Wheway et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: No effect PMID:26167766
  • Breslow et al. 2018 (CRISPR) [CRISPR]: No Significant Effect PMID:29459680
  • Elliott et al. 2025 (CRISPRa) [CRISPRa]: Disassembly Trigger (casTLE Effect=-2.15) PMID:41160700

Subcellular localization

basal body

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly
  • Actin & cytoskeleton regulation
  • Reproduction & sperm

Function

CCDC42 is expressed in spermatids and localizes to the manchette, the connecting piece and the tail and also expressed in somatic cells in which it localizes to the centrosome(31475146).

Model organism evidence

Mus musculus (2 references)

Deficiency of coiled-coil domain-containing (CCDC) 42 (CCDC42) is specifically associated with malformation of mouse sperm flagella.

Here, we provide data indicating that mutations in the gene Coiled-coil domain containing 42 (Ccdc42) is associated with malformation of the mouse sperm flagella.

PMIDs: 35587122, 26945718