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Visualization and Manipulation of Cilia and Intraciliary Calcium in the Zebrafish Left-Right Organizer.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2016
Yuan Shiaulou, Brueckner Martina
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Cilia play a key role in the determination of the left-right axis in vertebrates by generating and sensing flow of extraembryonic fluid at the left-right organizer (LRO). Perception of cilia-directed flow triggers a calcium signaling cascade which originates within the cilium itself and then is relayed into the surrounding mesendodermal tissue, thereby directing organ situs via the nodal pathway. Two types of...
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