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. 2015 Oct 14;15(2):77–94. doi: 10.1007/s12522-015-0225-5

Table 1.

List of genes for human ciliopathy affecting specific axonemal structures and sperm motility

Human gene Protein Localization Chlamydomonas protein Defect References
DNAH5 Dynein heavy chain ODA γ HC ODA [200]
DNAH11 Dynein heavy chain (lrd dynein) Putative ODA Similar to β HC n.d. [149, 201]
DNAH7 Dynein heavy chain Putative IDA DHC5 (β HC) IDA, ODF a [143, 202]
DNAI1 Dynein intermediate chain ODA IC1/IC78 ODA [203]
DNAI2 Dynein intermediate chain ODA IC2/IC69 ODA [204]
DNAL1 Dynein light chain ODA LC1 ODA a [205]
TXNDC3/NME8 Dynein intermediate chain ODA n.d. ODA [206]
TCTE3 Dynein light chain ODA Tctex2 ODA [207]
DNALI1 Dynein light chain IDA p28 IDA [144]
CCDC114 Coiled‐coil protein ODA DCC2 ODA [153]
ARMC4 Armadillo repeat containing protein 4 ODA n.d. ODA [160]
CCDC151 Coiled‐coil domain containing 151 ODA ODA10 ODA [208]
CCDC103 Coiled‐coil protein ODA CCDC103 ODA [161, 163]
RSPH1 Radial spoke head protein RS RSP1 RS, CP [131]
RSPH9 Radial spoke protein RS RSP9 RS, CP [138]
RSPH4A Radial spoke protein RS RSP4 RS, CP [138]
HYDIN Hydin (gene causing hydrocephalus) CP (C2b) Hydin CP [137, 209]
Spag6 Sperm antigen 6 CP PF16 CP a [210]
Spag16L Sperm antigen 16 CP PF20 CP a [175]
SPAG17 Sperm antigen 17 CP (C1) PF6 CP [211]
Ak7 Adenylate kinase 7 CP n.d. CP, DMT [212]
HSF‐1 Heat shock transcription factor 1 CP n.d. CP, DMT [213]
Pacrg Parkin co‐regulated gene product DMT PACRG DMT [172]
TECT2 Tektin 2 DMT p58 b IDA, DMT [214]
HEATR2/DNAAF5 HEAT‐repeat containing 2 Cytoplasm Cre03.g162400.t1.1 c ODA [130]
LRRC6 Leucine‐rich repeat containing 6 Cytoplasm Cre17.g739850.t1.2 c ODA, IDA [131, 215]
DNAAF3 Dynein axonemal assembly factor 3 Cytoplasm PF22 ODA, IDA [128]
ZMYND10 Zinc finger, MYND‐type containing 10 Cytoplasm Cre08.g384628.t1.1 c ODA, IDA [216]
DNAAF4 Dynein axonemal assembly factor 4 (DYX1C1) Cytoplasm Cre11.g467560.t1.1 c ODA, IDA [129]
SPAG1 Sperm antigen 1 Cytoplasm Cre16.g682251.t1.1 c ODA, IDA [134]
C21ORF59 Chromosome 21, ORF59 Flagellar matrix FBB18 ODA, IDA [163]
DNAAF1 Dynein axonemal assembly factor 1 (LRRC50) Cytoplasm ODA7 ODA, IDA [126, 127]
DNAAF2 Dynein axonemal assembly factor 2 (KTU) Cytoplasm PF13 ODA, IDA [125]
Pih1d3 PIH1 domain‐containing protein Cytoplasm n.d. ODA and IDA [187]
CCDC39 Coiled‐coil domain containing 39 AX FAP59 IDA, DMT [167]
CCDC40 Coiled‐coil domain containing 40 Cilia/cytoplasm Cre05.g238270.t1.1 c CP, IDA [168]
CCDC164 Coiled‐coil domain containing 164 N‐DRC DRC1 N‐DRC [169]
CCDC65 Coiled‐coil domain containing 65 N‐DRC FAP250 N‐DRC [163]

ODA outer dynein arm, IDA inner dynein arm, RS radial spoke, CP central apparatus, DMT doublet microtubule, N‐DRC nexin‐dynein regulatory complex, AX axoneme, ODF outer dense fiber, n.d. not defined

aObserved in mouse

bp58 is a homolog of tektin B1 (tektin 2) [217]

cID of the genes showing highest similarity in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii genome (database v5.5)