A prioritization tool for cilia-associated genes and their in vivo resources unveils new avenues for ciliopathy research.

Defects in ciliary signaling or mutations in proteins that localize to primary cilia lead to a class of human diseases known as ciliopathies. Approximately 10% of mammalian genes encode cilia-associated proteins, and a major gap in the cilia research field is knowing which genes to prioritize to study and finding the in vivo vertebrate mutant alleles and reagents available for their study. Here, we present a unified resource listing the cilia-associated human genes cross referenced to available mouse and zebrafish mutant alleles, and their associated phenotypes, as well as expression data in the kidney and functional data for vertebrate Hedgehog signaling. This resource empowers researchers to easily sort and filter genes based on their own expertise and priorities, cross reference with newly generated -omics datasets, and quickly find in vivo resources and phenotypes associated with a gene of interest.