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Despite common consensus about the importance of axonemal dynein motor proteins, little is known about how Kinesin motors contribute to cilia motility. Here, we define the function of Kinesin family member 6 (Kif6) using a mutation that lacks a highly conserved C-terminal tail domain (\n                  <jats:italic>\n                    Kif6\n                    <jats:sup>p.G555fs<\/jats:sup>\n                  <\/jats:italic>\n                  ) and which displays progressive hydrocephalus in mice. An analogous mutation was isolated in a proband displaying macrocephaly, hypotonia, and seizures implicating an evolutionarily conserved function for Kif6 in neurodevelopment. We find that loss of Kif6 function caused decreased ependymal cilia motility and subsequently decreased fluid flow on the surface of brain ventricular walls. Kif6 protein was localized at ependymal cilia and displayed processive motor movement (676 nm\/s) on microtubules\n                  <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                  . Loss of the Kif6 C-terminal tail domain did not affect the initial ciliogenesis\n                  <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                  , but did result in defects in cilia orientation, the formation of robust apical actin networks, and stabilization of basal bodies at the apical surface. This suggests a novel role for the Kif6 motor in maintenance of ciliary homeostasis of ependymal cells.\n                <\/jats:p>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Summary statement<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We found that Kif6 is localized to the axonemes of ependymal cells. In vitro analysis shows that Kif6 moves on microtubules and that its loss mice decrease cilia motility and cilia-driven flow, resulting in hydrocephalus.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/2023.02.15.528715","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,16]],"date-time":"2023-02-16T15:15:11Z","timestamp":1676560511000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Kif6 regulates cilia motility and polarity in brain ependymal cells"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"given":"Maki","family":"Takagishi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yang","family":"Yue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9668-6497","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ryan 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