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Polaris, a protein disrupted in orpk mutant mice, is required for assembly of renal cilium.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Mar 2002
Yoder Bradley K, Tousson Albert, Millican Leigh, Wu John H, Bugg Charles E, Schafer James A, Balkovetz Daniel F
Abstract excerpt
Cilia are organelles that play diverse roles, from fluid movement to sensory reception. Polaris, a protein associated with cystic kidney disease in Tg737(o)(rpk) mice, functions in a ciliogenic pathway. Here, we explore the role of polaris in primary cilia on Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. The results indicate that polaris localization and solubility change dramatically during cilia formation. These changes...
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