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Cilia

Known as: Cilium, eukaryotic flagellum, microtubule-based flagellum 
Populations of thin, motile processes found covering the surface of ciliates (CILIOPHORA) or the free surface of the cells making up ciliated… 
National Institutes of Health

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Apical Domain of the EpitheliumAxoneme of ciliumBBS9 protein, humanEpithelium

Broader (2)

Cell appendageCellular Structures

Narrower (7)

Kinetosome of ciliumKinociliumRootlet of ciliumStereocilia

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Primary cilia regulate mTORC1 activity and cell size through Lkb1
The mTOR pathway is the central regulator of cell size. External signals from growth factors and nutrients converge on the mTORC1… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Vangl2 directs the posterior tilting and asymmetric localization of motile primary cilia
Cilia are microtubule-based organelles that project into the extracellular space, function in the perception and integration of… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Bardet–Biedl syndrome proteins are required for the localization of G protein-coupled receptors to primary cilia
Primary cilia are ubiquitous cellular appendages that provide important yet not well understood sensory and signaling functions… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Artificial cilia for active micro-fluidic mixing.
In lab-on-chip devices, on which complete (bio-)chemical analysis laboratories are miniaturized and integrated, it is essential… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Dysfunctional cilia lead to altered ependyma and choroid plexus function, and result in the formation of hydrocephalus
Cilia are complex organelles involved in sensory perception and fluid or cell movement. They are constructed through a highly… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Loss of BBS proteins causes anosmia in humans and defects in olfactory cilia structure and function in the mouse
Defects in cilia are associated with several human disorders, including Kartagener syndrome, polycystic kidney disease… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Left–right development: Conserved function for embryonic nodal cilia
How left–right handedness originates in the body plan of the developing vertebrate embryo is a subject of considerable debate. In… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
The propulsion of mucus by cilia.
The presence of cilia on epithelia of the respiratory tract was reported more than 150 yr ago, and the two-layer model of mucus… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Monoclonal antibodies specific for an acetylated form of alpha-tubulin recognize the antigen in cilia and flagella from a variety of organisms
Seven monoclonal antibodies raised against tubulin from the axonemes of sea urchin sperm flagella recognize an acetylated form of… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
STUDIES ON CILIA
This study confirms and extends previous work on the lateral cilia of the fresh-water mussel, Elliptio complanatus, in support of… 
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