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Chlamydomonas PKD2 organizes mastigonemes, hair-like glycoprotein polymers on cilia.
The Journal of cell biology - 1 Jun 2020
Liu Peiwei, Lou Xiaochu, Wingfield Jenna L, Lin Jianfeng, Nicastro Daniela, Lechtreck Karl
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the channel protein PKD2 cause autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, but the function of PKD2 in cilia remains unclear. Here, we show that PKD2 targets and anchors mastigonemes, filamentous polymers of the glycoprotein MST1, to the extracellular surface of Chlamydomonas cilia. PKD2-mastigoneme complexes physically connect to the axonemal doublets 4 and 8, positioning them perpendicular to the...
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