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CURRENT BIOLOGY
卷 14, 期 16, 页码 1451-1461出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.08.025
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK062338] Funding Source: Medline
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 Crumbs1 (CRB1), but the exact role of CRB1 in retinal function is unclear. Results: Here we show that CRB3, a CRB1 -related protein found in epithelia, is localized to cilia and required for proper cilia formation. We also find that the Crumbs-associated Par3/Par6/aPKC polarity cassette localizes to cilia and regulates ciliogenesis. In addition, there appears to be an important role for the polarity-regulating 14-3-3 proteins in this process. Finally, we can demonstrate association of these polarity proteins with microtubules and the microtubular motor KIF3/Kinesin-II. Conclusions: Our findings point to a heretofore unappreciated role for polarity proteins in cilia formation and provide a potentially unique insight into the pathogenesis of human kidney and retinal disease.
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