A Screen for Modifiers of Cilia Phenotypes Reveals Novel MKS Alleles and Uncovers a Specific Genetic Interaction between osm-3 and nphp-4.

Nephronophthisis (NPHP) is a ciliopathy in which genetic modifiers may underlie the variable penetrance of clinical features. To identify modifiers, a screen was conducted on C. elegans nphp-4(tm925) mutants. Mutations in ten loci exacerbating nphp-4(tm925) ciliary defects were obtained. Four loci h...

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Main Authors: Svetlana V Masyukova, Dawn E Landis, Scott J Henke, Corey L Williams, Jay N Pieczynski, Kelly N Roszczynialski, Jannese E Covington, Erik B Malarkey, Bradley K Yoder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4749664?pdf=render