RIPOR2

RHO family interacting cell polarization regulator 2

Tier: Gold Standard Ciliary Genes

Ensembl:
ENSG00000111913
UniProt:
Q9Y4F9
OMIM:
611410
Synonyms:
C6ORF32, DIFF48, FAM65B, KIAA0386, MYONAP

Phenotypes

Human ciliopathy phenotype:
hearing loss, autosomal recessive

Subcellular localization

cilia

References: PMID:30280293

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly
  • Trafficking (BBSome, small GTPases, vesicular transport, ATPases)
  • Actin & cytoskeleton regulation
  • Cell migration & adhesion
  • Cardiac & muscle development

Function

Mutations cause deafness. Interacts with Myh9, which is related to deafness. Regulates the abundance and post translational modifications of proteins highly expressed within the kinocilium , which suggestes a role in hair bundle morphogenesis (30280293).