Cilia perform numerous functions for the cell: they help cells swim, move fluid, and send messages to each other. ... Science, 2022; 377 (6605): 543 DOI: 10.1126/science.abm6704; ...

Autism spectrum disorders are complex neurodevelopmental conditions affecting about 1 in 100 children worldwide. Early ...

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

The cilia-knockout stem cells "represent a powerful new tool for understanding this group of diseases, which can be used to guide therapy development," said Freedman, an associate professor of ...

The function of cilia is to move water relative to the cell in a regular movement of the cilia. ... Journal of Cell Science 123, 499–503 (2010). Seeley, E. S. & Nachury, M. V.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S.-led scientists say they've identified a critical protein complex in the growth of cell cilia that might have a key role in many serious diseases. The team led by ...

But despite cilia's importance, scientists don't have a good understanding of the mechanism that controls how cilia beat in unison to perform their many essential functions.

Intrigued, Hughes and colleagues imaged pancreatic cilia under many different conditions, observing the same motion over and over again, the team reports (September 23) in Science Advances.The study ...

Normally, cilia move in synchronized waves to push mucus away from the lungs, toward the throat where foreign objects are swallowed. But coronavirus-infected cells lose those cilia and no longer ...

However, a synapse between an axon and a cilium has not been observed until now. Interestingly, cilia are present on almost every type of cell, which makes sense during development as cilia are ...