Involved in cilium assembly; protein localization to ciliary transition zone; and smoothened signaling pathway. Located in ciliary transition zone. Part of MKS complex. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; retina; and turbinate bone primordium. Human ortholog(s) of t
his gene implicated in Joubert syndrome 24 and Meckel syndrome 8. Orthologous to human TCTN2 (tectonic family member 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
INVOLVED IN cilium assembly (ortholog); protein localization to ciliary transition zone (ortholog); smoothened signaling pathway (ortholog); ASSOCIATED WITH Desbuquois dysplasia (ortholog); genetic disease (ortholog); Joubert syndrome (ortholog); FOUND IN ciliary transition zone (ortholog); MKS comp
This gene encodes a type I membrane protein that belongs to the tectonic family. Studies in mice suggest that this protein may be involved in hedgehog signaling, and essential for ciliogenesis. Mutations in this gene are associated with Meckel syndrome type 8. Alternatively spliced transcript varian