NPHP1

nephrocystin 1

Ensembl:
ENSG00000144061
UniProt:
O15259
OMIM:
607100
Synonyms:
JBTS4, NPH1, SLSN1

Cilia effects upon perturbation of NPHP1

Cilia number / % ciliated:
Incrased cilia number
Loss-of-function effect:
Longer cilia
Overexpression effect:
Shorter

Ciliogenesis screen results (5 screens)

  • Kim2016: Not Reported
  • Wheway et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: No effect PMID:26167766
  • Breslow et al. 2018 (CRISPR) [CRISPR]: No Significant Effect PMID:29459680
  • Roosing et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: No effect PMID:26595381
  • Pusapati et al. 2018 (CRISPR) [CRISPR]: Positive Regulator (Hh signaling, neg_rank=374, lfc=-1.84) PMID:30270045

Phenotypes

Mouse phenotype:
decreased exploration in new environment, abnormal skin morphology, enlarged uterus
Mouse ciliopathy phenotype:
male infertility, hydrometra, abnormal testis morphology, small testis, abnormal uterus morphology
Human ciliopathy phenotype:
nephronophthisis 1; Joubert syndrome with renal defect; Senior-Loken syndrome 1; Nephronophthisis; nephronophthisis; Senior-Loken syndrome; Joubert syndrome

Ciliopathy associations

  • Cone-Rod Dystrophy
  • Joubert Syndrome
  • Nephronophthisis
  • Senior-Løken Syndrome

Subcellular localization

basal body

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly
  • Reproduction & sperm
  • Signaling (Hedgehog, GPCRs, ion channels)
  • Transition zone

Function

Involved in centrosome and cilia function. Causative gene in the majority of familial cases of nephronophthisis and recently associated with Joubert syndrome (15138899, 22982934).