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Cilia and cilia-associated proteins in cancer [PDF]
Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms, 2013 The primary cilium is a well-established target in the pathogenesis of numerous developmental and chronic disorders, and more recently is attracting interest as a structure relevant to cancer. Here we discuss mechanisms by which changes in cilia can contribute to the formation and growth of tumors.
Erica A. Golemis +3 more
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BioScience, 2014 In recent decades, cilia have moved from relative obscurity to a position of importance for understanding multiple complex human diseases. Now termed the ciliopathies, these diseases inflict devastating effects on millions of people worldwide. In this review, written primarily for teachers and students who may not yet be aware of the recent exciting ...
Jason M. Brown, George B. Witman
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Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 2017 The ciliopathies Bardet-Biedl syndrome and Alström syndrome cause obesity. How ciliary dysfunction leads to obesity has remained mysterious, partly because of a lack of understanding of the physiological roles of primary cilia in the organs and pathways involved in the regulation of metabolism and energy homeostasis.
Vaisse, Christian +2 more
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Journal of Cell Science, 2008 Descriptive has almost become a dirty word in modern cell biology. To describe something is viewed as a suitable pastime for the amateur, but hardly an occupation for the serious modern scientist.
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The effects of acute hydrogen peroxide exposure on respiratory cilia motility and viability [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 COVID-19 has seen the propagation of alternative remedies to treat respiratory disease, such as nebulization of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). As H2O2 has known cytotoxicity, it was hypothesised that H2O2 inhalation would negatively impact respiratory cilia ...
Richard Francis
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Ependymal cilia beating induces an actin network to protect centrioles against shear stress
Nature Communications, 2018 Ependymal ciliary beating contributes to the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain ventricles and these cilia resist the flow forces. Here the authors show that the assembly of a dense actin network around the centrioles is induced by cilia beating to
Alexia Mahuzier +12 more
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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting Microtubule Dynamics in Normal and Cancer Cells
Molecules, 2020 Microtubules (MTs), highly dynamic structures composed of α- and β-tubulin heterodimers, are involved in cell movement and intracellular traffic and are essential for cell division.
Filip Borys +3 more
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Identification and characterization of a novel allele of Caenorhabditis elegans bbs-7. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Primary cilia play a role in the sensation of and response to the surrounding environment. Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) have primary cilia only on the distal tips of some dendrites.
Kara Braunreiter +2 more
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IFT proteins spatially control the geometry of cleavage furrow ingression and lumen positioning
Nature Communications, 2017 Cytokinesis relies on central spindle organization and provides a spatial landmark for lumen formation. Here, the authors show that intraflagellar transport proteins are required for the localization of the cytokinetic regulator Aurora B and subsequent ...
Nicolas Taulet +8 more
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