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ArticleScientific reports2020

The transcriptional signature associated with human motile cilia.

Anirudh Patir, Amy M Fraser, Mark W Barnett, Lynn McTeir, Joe Rainger, Megan G Davey, Tom C Freeman

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anirudh PatirThe Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, EH25 9RG, UK.
Amy M FraserThe Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, EH25 9RG, UK.
Mark W BarnettThe Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, EH25 9RG, UK.
Lynn McTeirThe Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, EH25 9RG, UK.
Joe RaingerThe Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, EH25 9RG, UK.
Megan G DaveyThe Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, EH25 9RG, UK.
Tom C FreemanThe Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, EH25 9RG, UK. tfreeman@roslin.ed.ac.uk.
University of Edinburgh · GBRoslin Institute · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/P013732/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cilia are complex microtubule-based organelles essential to a range of processes associated with embryogenesis and tissue homeostasis. Mutations in components of these organelles or those involved in their assembly may result in a diverse set of diseases collectively known as ciliopathies. Accordingly, many cilia-associated proteins have been described, while those distinguishing cilia subtypes are poorly defined. Here we set out to define genes associated with motile cilia in humans based on their transcriptional signature. To define the signature, we performed network deconvolution of transcriptomics data derived from tissues possessing motile ciliated cell populations. For each tissue, genes coexpressed with the motile cilia-associated transcriptional factor, FOXJ1, were identified. The consensus across tissues provided a transcriptional signature of 248 genes. To validate these, we examined the literature, databases (CilDB, CentrosomeDB, CiliaCarta and SysCilia), single cell RNA-Seq data, and the localisation of mRNA and proteins in motile ciliated cells. In the case of six poorly characterised signature genes, we performed new localisation experiments on ARMC3, EFCAB6, FAM183A, MYCBPAP, RIBC2 and VWA3A. In summary, we report a set of motile cilia-associated genes that helps shape our understanding of these complex cellular organelles.

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Armadillo Domain ProteinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCiliaForkhead Transcription FactorsGene ExpressionHumansMembrane ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTranscription, GeneticArmadillo Domain ProteinsARMC3 protein, humanCalcium-Binding ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCFAP144 protein, humanEFCAB6 protein, humanForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXJ1 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsMYCBPAP protein, humanRepressor Proteins

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PMID32616903
PMCPMC7331728
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