New research by Sumeda Nandadasa, PhD, reveals how a key protein associated with Meckel-Gruber syndrome, nephronophthisis, ...

The trachea is also lined with tiny hair-like structures called cilia. These help push mucus that contains debris or pathogens out of the trachea. A person then either swallows or spits out the mucus.

Jim FessendenUMass Chan Medical SchoolNew research by Sumeda Nandadasa, PhD, reveals how a key protein associated with Meckel-Gruber syndrome ...

An important function of the trachea is warming and moisturizing the air, as well as catching debris and microbes before they can enter the lungs. The trachea can become infected, inflamed, or ...

TMEM67 performs dual functions in cells thanks to cleavage into separate isoforms. One TMEM67 isoform migrates to the ciliary transition zone and becomes a building block for cilia.

However, a synapse between an axon and a cilium has not been observed until now. Interestingly, cilia are present on almost every type of cell, which makes sense during development as cilia are ...

Cilia are small hair-like organelles that extend from cells and perform many functions, including motility and signaling. Researchers have now revealed that cilia have a specialized transport hub ...

New research by Sumeda Nandadasa, Ph.D., reveals how a key protein associated with Meckel-Gruber syndrome, nephronophthisis, Joubert syndrome and other ciliopathies is cut in half to perform two ...

Mechanical manipulation of cilia was critical to the study “Mechanical manipulation of immotile LRO cilia activated intraciliary calcium transients that required the cation channel Polycystin-2.

Border regions can cause cilia to coordinate their motion creating a unidirectional wave that is essential for biological functions. Scientists proposed a new model describing this synchronized ...