Cilia in the nose sense and react to odors. Primary cilia are involved in so many sensory functions, Yoder says, that they have earned the name “the antennae of the cell.” Primary cilia are normally ...

Note that while they may serve as sensory receptor cell specializations, primary cilia can simultaneously support major IFT functions of the cell (Figure 3). The primary cilium has gone from being ...

Earlier studies indicated that both planar cell polarity (PCP) signalling and cilia-generated fluid flows ... ranging from the disgusting but important function of mucus clearance to the more ...

Dysfunctions of the tiny cell processes (primary cilia) of the pancreatic beta cells could be a cause of type 2 diabetes.

In a groundbreaking study, American researchers Peter A. Noble and Alex Pozhitkov have made a remarkable discovery about the ...

Dr. Peter Walentek from the Medical Center – University of Freiburg receives an ERC grant of two million euros for his ...

Anusha Gupta, the leading scientist in the development of the Ciliary Beat Frequency (CBF) assay, has played an instrumental ...

Several components of the hedgehog (Hh) pathway are crucial to basal cell carcinoma (BCC) tumorigenesis. Primary cilia have emerged ... Phosphatase and tensin homolog function is critical for ...