Keywords:
Ellis van Creveld syndrome; Hedgehog signaling; SUMO; Weyers acrofacial dysostosis; cilia; ciliopathy; interactome; ubiquitin
Abstract:
Ellis van Creveld syndrome and Weyers acrofacial dysostosis are two rare genetic diseases affecting skeletal development. They are both ciliopathies, as they are due to malfunction of primary cilia, microtubule-based plasma membrane protrusions that function as cellular antennae and are required for Hedgehog signaling, a key pathway during skeletal morphogenesis.