Journal
SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Volume 71, Issue -, Pages 42-52Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.08.036
Keywords
Mechanotransduction; Primary cilia; Mechanosensor; Microdomain; Ciliopathy
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- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases/National Institute of Health (NIAMS/NIH) [AR062177]
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Primary cilia are immotile, microtubule-based organelles extending from the surface of nearly every mammalian cell. Mechanical stimulation causes deflection of the primary cilium, initiating downstream signaling cascades to the rest of the cell. The cilium forms a unique subcellular microdomain, and defects in ciliary protein composition or physical structure have been associated with a myriad of human pathologies. In this review, we discuss the importance of ciliary mechanotransduction at the cell and tissue level, and how furthering our molecular understanding of primary cilia mechanobiology may lead to therapeutic strategies to treat human diseases. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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