Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium

Known as: Connecting Cilium of Photoreceptor Cell, Connecting Cilium of Photoreceptor, Photoreceptor Connecting Ciliums 
A nonmotile primary cilium that has a 9+0 microtubule array and forms the portion of the axoneme traversing the boundary between the photoreceptor… (More)
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2013
2013
ATR localizes to the photoreceptor connecting cilium and deficiency leads to severe photoreceptor degeneration in mice.
Ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3 (ATR), a sensor of DNA damage, is associated with the regulation and control of cell division. ATR… (More)
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
The retinitis pigmentosa protein RP2 links pericentriolar vesicle transport between the Golgi and the primary cilium.
Photoreceptors are complex ciliated sensory neurons. The basal body and periciliary ridge of photoreceptors function in… (More)
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2006
Review
2006
Centrins, gatekeepers for the light-dependent translocation of transducin through the photoreceptor cell connecting cilium
Centrins are members of a highly conserved subgroup of the EF-hand superfamily of Ca(2+)-binding proteins commonly associated… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The intraflagellar transport protein, IFT88, is essential for vertebrate photoreceptor assembly and maintenance
Approximately 10% of the photoreceptor outer segment (OS) is turned over each day, requiring large amounts of lipid and protein… (More)
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGRr)-interacting protein is stably associated with the photoreceptor ciliary axoneme and anchors RPGR to the connecting cilium.
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a blinding retinal disease in which the photoreceptor cells degenerate. Mutations in the gene for… (More)
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2001
2001
Identification of novel molecular components of the photoreceptor connecting cilium by immunoscreens.
The connecting cilium of photoreceptor cells is the only intracellular link between the morphologically, functionally and… (More)
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
Rhodopsin transport in the membrane of the connecting cilium of mammalian photoreceptor cells.
The transport of the photopigment rhodopsin from the inner segment to the photosensitive outer segment of vertebrate… (More)
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1990
1990
Transmembrane assemblage of the photoreceptor connecting cilium and motile cilium transition zone contain a common immunologic epitope.
The photoreceptor connecting cilium bears a unique transmembrane assemblage which stably links cell surface glycoconjugates with… (More)
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1987
1987
Cytoskeletal-membrane interactions: a stable interaction between cell surface glycoconjugates and doublet microtubules of the photoreceptor connecting cilium
The ciliary base is marked by a transition zone in which Y-shaped cross-linkers extend from doublet microtubules to the plasma… (More)
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1984
1984
Actin in the photoreceptor connecting cilium: immunocytochemical localization to the site of outer segment disk formation
Actin has been localized in Rana pipiens retinas that were fixed and embedded in aldehyde cross-linked BSA. Thin sections were… (More)
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