But virtually all other cells have a primary cilium. Likewise, for many years it was generally assumed that the entire phylum Nematoda, comprising roundworms, completely lacked cilia or flagella.

Many cells in our body have a single primary cilium, a micrometer-long, hair-like organelle protruding from the cell surface that transmits cellular signals. Cilia are important for regulating ...

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have made a crucial breakthrough by successfully ...

Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions control how effectively cells can adhere to surfaces. Biological cells often ...

1. How cilia talk» Primary (non-motile) cilia use membrane proteins in their role as a coordinator of the cell’s signaling pathways. New findings show how a cilium retains those membrane proteins—a ...

Biological cells often possess thin ... and transmit the force needed for gliding motility from inside the cilium, but instead form a protective layer that regulates the adhesiveness of the ...

A lateral view of a 3D reconstruction of a type II hair cell shown in Figure 1L, rotated around the yaxis. The apical side is up. The cilium—the apical projection—is shown in blue, stereovilli ...