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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… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Cryo-electron tomography reveals conserved features of doublet microtubules in flagella
The axoneme forms the essential and conserved core of cilia and flagella. We have used cryo-electron tomography of Chlamydomonas… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
The genomic, biochemical, and cellular responses of the retina in inherited photoreceptor degenerations and prospects for the treatment of these disorders.
The association of more than 140 genes with human photoreceptor degenerations, together with studies of animal models of these… 
Highly Cited
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… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A novel photoactive GAF domain of cyanobacteriochrome AnPixJ that shows reversible green/red photoconversion.
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… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Retinitis Pigmentosa GTPase Regulator (RPGR)-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… 
Highly Cited
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… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Upregulated expression and function of VLA-4 fibronectin receptors on human activated T cells in rheumatoid arthritis.
The VLA-4 (CD49d/CD29) integrin is a cell surface receptor involved in the interaction of lymphoid cells with both extracellular… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
The Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium A Model for the Transition Zone
Vertebrate photoreceptors provide an excellent system for investigating the organization and maintenance of the membrane domains… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
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… 
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