"Cilia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Populations of thin, motile processes found covering the surface of ciliates (CILIOPHORA) or the free surface of the cells making up ciliated EPITHELIUM. Each cilium arises from a basic granule in the superficial layer of CYTOPLASM. The movement of cilia propels ciliates through the liquid in which they live. The movement of cilia on a ciliated epithelium serves to propel a surface layer of mucus or fluid. (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
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D002923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.180.165
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cilia" by people in Profiles.
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Disruption of distal appendage protein CEP164 causes skeletal malformation in mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2024 Dec 31; 741:151063.
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RGS22 maintains the physiological function of ependymal cells to prevent hydrocephalus. Sci China Life Sci. 2025 Feb; 68(2):441-453.
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Expression of the human usherin c.2299delG mutation leads to early-onset auditory loss and stereocilia disorganization. Commun Biol. 2023 09 12; 6(1):933.
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Chlamydomonas LZTFL1 mediates phototaxis via controlling BBSome recruitment to the basal body and its reassembly at the ciliary tip. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Aug 31; 118(35).
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The Endoplasmic Reticulum Resident Protein AGR3. Required for Regulation of Ciliary Beat Frequency in the Airway. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2015 Oct; 53(4):536-43.