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 ...

it has been difficult for scientists to explore cilia in brain cells with traditional techniques, leaving their organization and function unclear. In a series of papers appearing in Current ...

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

Prachee Avasthi took a winding path to specializing in studying cilia—the hairlike appendages that enable cells to move about and sense their environments. During her undergraduate days at the ...

Microscopic command centers in our bodies called primary cilia—once thought irrelevant ... cube contains instructions for the cell to perform one function, rotating one layer of the cube ...

Implanted tubes that transport bodily fluids can get gross. A lab prototype suggests a new vibration-based way to keep them clean and prevent infection.

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