CEP41 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and is required for tubulin glutamylation at the cilium
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- 15 January 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Genetics
- Vol. 44 (2), 193-199
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.1078
Abstract
Joseph Gleeson and colleagues identify CEP41 mutations as a cause of Joubert syndrome. Their functional studies suggest that CEP41 regulates ciliary entry of TTLL6, an enzyme required for tubulin glutamylation at the cilium. Tubulin glutamylation is a post-translational modification that occurs predominantly in the ciliary axoneme and has been suggested to be important for ciliary function1,2. However, its relationship to disorders of the primary cilium, termed ciliopathies, has not been explored. Here we mapped a new locus for Joubert syndrome (JBTS)3, which we have designated as JBTS15, and identified causative mutations in CEP41, which encodes a 41-kDa centrosomal protein4. We show that CEP41 is localized to the basal body and primary cilia, and regulates ciliary entry of TTLL6, an evolutionarily conserved polyglutamylase enzyme5. Depletion of CEP41 causes ciliopathy-related phenotypes in zebrafish and mice and results in glutamylation defects in the ciliary axoneme. Our data identify CEP41 mutations as a cause of JBTS and implicate tubulin post-translational modification in the pathogenesis of human ciliary dysfunction.Keywords
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