Author contributions LH, PJK, SYT, SV, and SR performed the zebrafish mutant and morphant analysis, protein interaction studies, localization experiments with human fibroblasts and validation of PC antibodies. WH supervised the protein interaction studies. EO, CK and DE performed the zebrafish morpholino analysis. MCRG, GK, VM and ADC performed the mouse analyses, and MCRG and GK performed the localization experiments with mouse cells. RT, PP and ACP performed the screen that identified the mouse mutant, and BW was involved in mapping and identifying the mouse mutation. GDW performed the superresolution microscopy experiments. MHL assisted with design and analysis of mouse kidney experiments. NOB, NH, VF, and SN performed the human mutation analysis. SN, VF, MH, HYG, EAO, FH, and CB carried out the WES data processing and analyses. SN, VF, EW, UV, HYG, KZ, FH, and CB recruited and clinically characterized the study subjects and collected samples. BH performed histologic evaluation of the data. SR, CW, and CB conceived the project, designed and supervised the experiments, analysed and interpreted the data, and wrote the manuscript. All authors reviewed the final manuscript.
Competing financial interest statementThe authors declare that there are no competing financial interests.
HHS Public AccessAuthor manuscript Nat Genet. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2018 January 01.
AbstractAutosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), usually considered to be a genetically homogeneous disease caused by mutations in PKHD1, has been associated with ciliary dysfunction. Here, we describe mutations in the DAZ interacting protein 1-like (DZIP1L) gene in patients with ARPKD, findings we have further validated by loss-of-function studies in mice and zebrafish. DZIP1L localizes to centrioles and at the distal end of basal bodies, and interacts with septin2, a protein implicated in maintenance of the periciliary diffusion barrier at the ciliary transition zone. Consistent with a defect in the diffusion barrier, we found that the ciliary membrane translocation of the PKD proteins, polycystin-1 and â2, is compromised in DZIP1L mutant cells. Together, these data provide the first conclusive evidence that ARPKD is not a homogeneous disorder, and establishes DZIP1L as a second gene involved in its pathogenesis.