EPCIP

exosomal polycystin 1 interacting protein

Tier: Gold Standard Ciliary Genes

Ensembl:
ENSG00000205929
UniProt:
Q9NYP8
Synonyms:
B37, C21ORF120, C21ORF62, CU062, PRED81

Phenotypes

Mouse phenotype:
abnormal vertebral arch morphology

Subcellular localization

cilia

References: PMID:37681898

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly
  • Actin & cytoskeleton regulation

Function

Asmall signal peptide-bearing protein CU062 (a product of the C21orf62 gene, DUF4571) is present in the kidney and in urine exosome-like vesicles and localizes with PC1 on the primary cilia (37681898).