Making sense of cilia and flagella

J Cell Biol. 2007 Nov 19;179(4):575-82. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200709039.

Abstract

Data reported at an international meeting on the sensory and motile functions of cilia, including the primary cilium found on most cells in the human body, have thrust this organelle to the forefront of studies on the cell biology of human disease.

Publication types

  • Congress
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bardet-Biedl Syndrome / genetics
  • Bardet-Biedl Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Cilia / physiology*
  • Cilia / ultrastructure
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological
  • Orofaciodigital Syndromes / genetics
  • Orofaciodigital Syndromes / physiopathology*
  • Polycystic Kidney Diseases / genetics
  • Polycystic Kidney Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*