Discovery of Gpr45 gene activity in brain cilia sheds light on genetic roots of overeating by UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage.

Strikingly, the researchers also observed similar cilia defects in motor neurons from ALS patients with mutations in one of the most common genetic causes of ALS, C9orf72.

Magnetic cilia -- artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles -- have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting ...

Study provides a comprehensive analysis of human primary cilia, uncovering their architectural features and functional implications in cellular processes. It highlights the importance of these ...

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.

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 ...

Neuronal cilia contain synapses that signal for genomic alterations in the neuron nucleus, inducing long-term changes.