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

Eukaryotic flagella and cilia have long been recognized as organelles involved in motility, and their structure and function have both been studied in detail. Almost all motile (secondary) cilia ...

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

Small antenna-like structures that protrude from nearly all eukaryotic cells, cilia are essential for movement, signaling, sensing mechanical stimuli and controlling fluid flow.

Moreover, neighboring cells that share a limited fluid environment must interact hydrodynamically as well as limit their cilia movement to satisfy the constraints placed upon them.

The outside of many eukaryotic cells are covered in hair-like organelles known as cilia. In the human body, their rhythmic movements – or beating – serve some fascinating jobs.

Although cilia fulfill various tasks, they all have a similar structure: They are only five to ten micrometers (0.0005 to 0.001 centimeters) long and are located on the surface of eukaryotic cells.

Primary cilia are structurally and functionally very similar to eukaryotic flagella (motile tails used to propel microorganisms). For many decades it was thought that cilia on human cells were ...

Almost every eukaryotic cell type has cilia—tiny hairlike structures—on their surface. But, the function of cilia is not well understood. Now, researchers show that human pluripotent stem ...

In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia can act as sensors of the cell's environment and can send and receive signals.

Most of us will probably be able to recall at least vaguely that a molecule called ATP is essential for making our bodies move, but this molecule is only a small part of a much larger system. Altho… ...