Structure and function of mammalian cilia

Peter Satir; Søren T. Christensen

doi:10.1007/s00418-008-0416-9

Structure and function of mammalian cilia

Peter Satir, Søren T. Christensen

Anatomy & Structural Biology

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Abstract

In the past half century, beginning with electron microscopic studies of 9 + 2 motile and 9 + 0 primary cilia, novel insights have been obtained regarding the structure and function of mammalian cilia. All cilia can now be viewed as sensory cellular antennae that coordinate a large number of cellular signaling pathways, sometimes coupling the signaling to ciliary motility or alternatively to cell division and differentiation. This view has had unanticipated consequences for our understanding of developmental processes and human disease.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	687-693
Number of pages	7
Journal	Histochemistry and Cell Biology
Volume	129
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00418-008-0416-9
State	Published - Jun 2008

Keywords

Ciliopathies
Motile cilia
Motility
Primary cilia
Sensory organelles
Signaling

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Histology
Molecular Biology
Medical Laboratory Technology
Cell Biology

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