Pitchfork (Pifo) was previously identified as a novel cilia disassembly protein regulating AuroraA kinase and participating in cilia signaling in order to control the cell cycle (Kinzel et al. 2010). In this study, we showed that Pifo and its interacting protein, Gprasp2 are essential components of an Hh induced ciliary targeting complex able to regulate Smo translocation to the primary cilium (Jung et al. 2014, in revision). In functional analysis we could for the first time link primary cilium dependent signaling to pancreatic beta cell-cycle control. Moreover, it is likely that misregulation of Pifo and Grpasp2 is associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Pitchfork (Pifo) was previously identified as a novel cilia disassembly protein regulating AuroraA kinase and participating in cilia signaling in order to control the cell cycle (Kinzel et al. 2010). In this study, we showed that Pifo and its interacting protein, Gprasp2 are essential components of an Hh induced ciliary targeting complex able to regulate Smo translocation to the primary cilium (Jung et al. 2014, in revision). In functional analysis we could for the first time link primary cilium...
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