Endocytosis Genes Facilitate Protein and Membrane Transport in C. elegans Sensory Cilia
CURRENT BIOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.6, ss.451-460, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.01.060
- Dergi Adı: CURRENT BIOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.451-460
- Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Multiple intracellular transport pathways drive the formation, maintenance, and function of cilia, a compartmentalized organelle associated with motility, chemo-/mechano-/photosensation, and developmental signaling. These pathways include cilium-based intraflagellar transport (IFT) and poorly understood membrane trafficking events. Defects in ciliary transport contribute to the etiology of human ciliary disease such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS). In this study, we employ the genetically tractable nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to investigate whether endocytosis genes function in cilium formation and/or the transport of ciliary membrane or ciliary proteins.