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Polarity proteins control ciliogenesis via kinesin motor interactions.
Current biology : CB - 24 Aug 2004
Fan Shuling, Hurd Toby W, Liu Chia-Jen, Straight Samuel W, Weimbs Thomas, Hurd Elizabeth A, Domino Steven E, Margolis Ben
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BACKGROUND: Cilia are specialized organelles that play a fundamental role in several mammalian processes including left-right axis determination, sperm motility, and photoreceptor maintenance. Mutations in cilia-localized proteins have been linked to human diseases including cystic kidney disease and retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa can be caused by loss-of-function mutations in the polarity protein...
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