MANF

mesencephalic astrocyte derived neurotrophic factor

Tier: Cilia-Associated Genes

Ensembl:
ENSG00000145050
UniProt:
P55145
OMIM:
601916
Synonyms:
ARMET, ARP

Ciliogenesis screen results (2 screens)

  • Wheway et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: Ciliogenesis Defect (z=-5.57) PMID:26167766
  • Breslow et al. 2018 (CRISPR) [CRISPR]: No Significant Effect PMID:29459680

Phenotypes

Human ciliopathy phenotype:
diabetes, deafness, developmental delay, and short stature syndrome

Subcellular localization

endoplasmic reticulum, nucleus

References: PMID:29959908

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly

Function

MANF can protect cilia of DA neurons at an early stage, suggested that MANF participated in the whole process of neuronal degeneration ( 29959908).