Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a centrosomal protein that is both required for the regulation of centrosome-related events during the cell cycle, and required for ciliogenesis. The encoded protein has an N-terminal leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain with six consecutive LRR repeats, and a C-terminal coiled-coil domain. It interacts with the N-terminal catalytic domain of polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4) and colocalizes with PLK4 to the distal end of the centriole. Naturally occurring mutations in this gene cause defects in primary cilia that result in retinal degeneration and sensorineural hearing loss which are associated with cone-rod degeneration disease as well as Usher syndrome. Low expression of this gene is associated with poor prognosis of colorectal cancer patients. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2017].
UniProt Summary: May be required for efficient PLK4 centrosomal localization and PLK4-induced overduplication of centrioles (PubMed:27246242). May play a role in cilium biogenesis (PubMed:27588451). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27246242, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27588451}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
No Pfam Domain information is available for this gene.
GO Terms
ciliary basal body-plasma membrane docking
G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
cell cycle G2/M phase transition
ciliary basal body
centriole
organelle localization by membrane tethering
membrane docking
regulation of G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle