Jackson and his colleagues zoomed in on two structures found on multiciliated epithelial cells: cilia and microvilli. Although both are well known, neither structure has previously been implicated ...

The cilia are antenna-like organelles that sense shifts in the ... 2 The resulting image reveals the richness of the surface of a pancreatic islet cell. Emerging from the microvilli-covered surface is ...

Primary cilia are sensory organelles present on the ... The base of each cilium appears tethered by fine threads to the microvilli and cytoskeleton surface. These threads resemble actin fibers ...

The larger ones, called cilia, beat to move mucus along the airways and keep them clear of dust. Then there are the smaller microvilli that increase cells’ surface area to help with absorption.

These sensors include actin-based microvilli and microtubule-based cilia that extend from the surface of sensory hair cells and attach to biomineralized ‘ear stones’ (or otoliths) 1.

Brush border microvilli are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells and carry out a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion and ...