SHH
sonic hedgehog signaling molecule
Tier: Cilia-Associated Genes
- Ensembl:
- ENSG00000164690
- UniProt:
- Q15465
- OMIM:
- 600725
- Synonyms:
- HHG1, HLP3, HPE3, MCOPCB5, SMMCI, TPT, TPTPS
Ciliogenesis screen results (4 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
Phenotypes
- Mouse phenotype:
- increased circulating hdl cholesterol level, decreased bone mineral content, increased startle reflex, limb grasping, decreased lean body mass, preweaning lethality, complete penetrance, increased total body fat amount, impaired glucose tolerance
- Human ciliopathy phenotype:
- microphthalmia, isolated, with coloboma 5; polydactyly of a triphalangeal thumb
Ciliopathy associations
- Holoprosencephaly
- Medulloblastoma
- Nephronophthisis
References: PMID:8896572, PMID:11479728, PMID:11941477, PMID:30445565, PMID:10923031, PMID:10527664, PMID:17001700, PMID:34576017, PMID:11785508, PMID:31574483, PMID:30516696, PMID:29692919, PMID:32477916, PMID:36786675, PMID:36273330, PMID:28640708, PMID:32643099, PMID:26027634, PMID:36520034, PMID:39160595, PMID:29727300, PMID:21110233, PMID:37930417
Subcellular localization
nucleus
References: PMID:17641202, PMID:31825820
Functional category
- Ciliary assembly/disassembly
- Actin & cytoskeleton regulation
- Neurogenesis & migration
- Protein processing & maturation
- Cell migration & adhesion
- Signaling (Hedgehog, GPCRs, ion channels)
- Cardiac & muscle development
- Axon guidance & growth
Function
Binds to Ptc1 and inactivates it, leading to accumulation of Smo and activation of signaling. Primary cilia regulates its activity ( 17641202). Shh controls patterning and proliferation through the primary cilium ( 31825820).