NEO1

Tier: Gold Standard Ciliary Genes

Ensembl:
ENSG00000067141
UniProt:
Q92859
OMIM:
601907
Synonyms:
neogenin, NGN, neogenin 1

Subcellular localization

ciliary membrane

References: doi:10.1126/sciadv.aed5548

Function

Neogenin, a repulsive-guidance-molecule (RGM) receptor. Enriched on neuronal cilia and accumulates in retrieval-deficient Bbs4-/- cilia (Chang et al. 2026, Sci Adv), suggesting cilia continuously sense neurite-guidance cues.