RGS8
regulator of G protein signaling 8
- Ensembl:
- ENSG00000135824
- UniProt:
- P57771
- OMIM:
- 607189
- Synonyms:
- MGC119067, MGC119068, MGC119069
Cilia effects upon perturbation of RGS8
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
- Elliott et al. 2025 (CRISPRa) [CRISPRa]: Disassembly Trigger (casTLE Effect=-2.72) PMID:41160700
Phenotypes
- Mouse phenotype:
- hyperactivity
Subcellular localization
cilia associated gene
Functional category
- Ciliary assembly/disassembly
- Trafficking (BBSome, small GTPases, vesicular transport, ATPases)
- Signaling (Hedgehog, GPCRs, ion channels)
Function
MCHR1-positive primary cilia are significantly elongated in the CA1 of RGS8tg, compared with that in wild mice. Depression-like behavior in RGS8tg might result through RGS8-ciliary MCHR1 interaction in the CA1 region ( 29758252).
Model organism evidence
Mus musculus (1 reference)
MCHR1 is enriched in a subset of primary cilia, as sensory org
PMIDs: 29758252