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. 2017 Aug 23;2017:4367019. doi: 10.1155/2017/4367019

Table 1.

Mice models of ciliary dysfunction and their phenotype.

Phenotype Reference
Mediobasal hypothalamus
KIF3A and IFT 88 knockdown
↑ food intake
↓ energy expenditure [32]
↓ anorexigenic effect of ICV injections of leptin/insulin/glucose

Systemic deletion
KIF3A
TG737 (IFT88)
↑ body weight
↑ food intake
Hyperleptinemia [2]
Hyperinsulinemia
Fasting hyperglycemia

BBS knockout models
Bbs2 −/−
Bbs4 −/−
Bbs6 −/−
↑ body weight
↑ food intake [33]
↓ locomotor activity
Hyperleptinemia

IFT88 Δ/Δ mice ↑ body weight [34]
Hyperleptinemia

CEP19 knockout ↑ body weight
Hyperphagia [35]
↓ glucose tolerance
Insulin resistance

ANK RD26 knockout ↑ Body weight
Hyperphagia [36]
MCHR1 and SST3R
mislocalization in the hypothalamus

TTC21B knockout ↑ body weight (fat mass)
Hyperleptinemia [37]
Hyperinsulinemia
↓ glucose tolerance

Rpgrip 1L +/− ↑ body weight
(fat mass, lean mass)
Leptin resistance [38]
Altered production of hypothalamic neuropeptides

POMC-specific
KIF3A KO
↑ body weight
↑ food intake [2]
Hyperleptinemia
Hyperinsulinemia