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, ...

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; ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A new study reveals that cilia in the organizer function as the creators of the leftward directional flow of extracellular fluid and act as sensors for the biomechanical forces exerted by the flow to ...