Table I.

Human ciliary disease genes and their cell biological functions

Disease
Gene
Cellular function
Protein localization
PKD PKD1 Mechanosensing Cilia 
 PKHD1 Unknown Cilia, basal body 
Immotile cilia syndrome DNAH5 Ciliary motility Outer dynein arms 
    Bronchiectasis DNAI1 Ciliary motility Outer dynein arms 
    Chronic sinusitis    
    Situs inversus    
Bardet-Biedl syndrome BBS1-12 Ciliogenesis Basal body and IFT complexes 
    Obesity    
    Retinal degeneration    
    Cystic kidneys    
Meckel-Gruber syndrome Cep290 Unknown Basal body 
    Brain malformation MKS1 Ciliogenesis Basal body 
    Polydactyly MKS3 Ciliogenesis Ciliary membrane 
    Cystic kidneys    
Oral-Facial-Digital syndrome OFD1 Ciliogenesis Basal body 
    Craniofacial abnormality    
    Polydactyly    
    Cystic kidneys    
Nephronophthisis NPHP1-5 Uncertain Basal body and cilia 
Retinitis pigmentosa RPGR Retinal transport Basal body 
Situs inversus DNAH11 Ciliary motility Dynein arms 

For reviews of human ciliopathies, see Afzelius, 2004; Badano et al., 2006; Fliegauf, 2007.

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