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 ...

A cell’s primary cilia function like antennae. Operating like a 24/7 news outlet, these hairlike structures are present on ...

“It’s interesting to think about how cilia function could be important for the general population, [not] just in rare instances of ciliopathies,” he adds. Ciliopathies—rare diseases caused by ...

Many cells in our body have a single primary cilium ... new questions about how these differences and locations affect cilia function, Ott says. "We know that diseases that involve cilia can ...

Microscopic command centers in our bodies called primary cilia—once thought irrelevant—could be hidden switches powering ...

Microscopic command centres in our bodies called primary cilia – once thought irrelevant – could be hidden switches powering ...

We are investigating the function of these epigenetic modifiers on microtubule and actin dynamics during mitosis and during quiescence, when cells project primary cilia. In particular, our ...

A leader in genetics and cell biology, Susan K. Dutcher, of WashU Medicine has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (Photo: WashU ...