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Cell “Antenna” : Looking at Cilia for Past, Present, and Future
ZHANG Yincong, YAN Xiumin, SHEN Yidong*
(State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China)
Abstract:
Cilia are slender cellular protrusions that have recently been in the spot light of cell biology. Cilia are divided into motile cilia and primary cilia, both of which are very important in development and survival. Here, we briefly review the the discovery of cilia and recent advances in the identification and characterization of ciliary structure and signaling pathways, highlighting its role in disease and aging.
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