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Drosophila sensory cilia lacking MKS proteins exhibit striking defects in development but only subtle defects in adults.
Journal of cell science - 15 Oct 2016
Pratt Metta B, Titlow Joshua S, Davis Ilan, Barker Amy R, Dawe Helen R, Raff Jordan W, Roque Helio
Abstract excerpt
Cilia are conserved organelles that have important motility, sensory and signalling roles. The transition zone (TZ) at the base of the cilium is crucial for cilia function, and defects in several TZ proteins are associated with human congenital ciliopathies such as nephronophthisis (NPHP) and Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS). In several species, MKS and NPHP proteins form separate complexes that cooperate with Cep290...
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