Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells

Fan worms (Annelida: Sabellidae) are sessile polychaetes that spend their adult lives in tubes and project their fans, composed… (More)

Ciliary neurotrophic factor has neuroprotective effects mediated through signal transducer and Janus kinase (JAK) 2/activator of… (More)

Ctenophores have traditionally been treated as eumetazoans, but some recent whole genome studies have revived the idea that they… (More)

Nearly every ciliated organism possesses three B9 domain-containing proteins: MKS1, B9D1, and B9D2. Mutations in human MKS1 cause… (More)

Cardiovascular complications such as hypertension are a continuous concern in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney… (More)

In the CNS, the heterotrimeric G protein Gαi2 is a minor Gα subunit with restricted localization in the ventricular regions… (More)

Adenoviral-mediated transfer of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) to the retina rescued retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from… (More)

Ciliated ependymal cells line the ventricular system of the brain and the cerebral aqueducts. This study characterizes the… (More)

Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) inhibits the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated… (More)

Several recent studies have shown that the ciliary neurotrophic factor exerts myotrophic effects in addition to its well… (More)