Mutations in Hydin impair ciliary motility in mice

KF Lechtreck, P Delmotte, ML Robinson… - The Journal of cell …, 2008 - rupress.org
KF Lechtreck, P Delmotte, ML Robinson, MJ Sanderson, GB Witman
The Journal of cell biology, 2008rupress.org
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii hydin is a central pair protein required for flagellar motility, and
mice with Hydin defects develop lethal hydrocephalus. To determine if defects in Hydin
cause hydrocephalus through a mechanism involving cilia, we compared the morphology,
ultrastructure, and activity of cilia in wild-type and hydin mutant mice strains. The length and
density of cilia in the brains of mutant animals is normal. The ciliary axoneme is normal with
respect to the 9+ 2 microtubules, dynein arms, and radial spokes but one of the two central …
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii hydin is a central pair protein required for flagellar motility, and mice with Hydin defects develop lethal hydrocephalus. To determine if defects in Hydin cause hydrocephalus through a mechanism involving cilia, we compared the morphology, ultrastructure, and activity of cilia in wild-type and hydin mutant mice strains. The length and density of cilia in the brains of mutant animals is normal. The ciliary axoneme is normal with respect to the 9 + 2 microtubules, dynein arms, and radial spokes but one of the two central microtubules lacks a specific projection. The hydin mutant cilia are unable to bend normally, ciliary beat frequency is reduced, and the cilia tend to stall. As a result, these cilia are incapable of generating fluid flow. Similar defects are observed for cilia in trachea. We conclude that hydrocephalus in hydin mutants is caused by a central pair defect impairing ciliary motility and fluid transport in the brain.
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