The results of experiments in mice models were "astounding," said biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer of Stanford University.

Cilia remove inhaled pathogens from the respiratory tract, carry cerebrospinal fluid across brain cavities, transport eggs from the ovary to the uterus, and drain mucus from the middle ear to the ...

The researchers also used immunofluorescence microscopy to visualize proteins on live beta cells. They observed that the cilia contained motor proteins that are responsible for active motion in ...

Mechanical manipulation of cilia was critical to the study “Mechanical manipulation of immotile LRO cilia activated intraciliary calcium transients that required the cation channel Polycystin-2.

Cilia, hair-like structures on cell surfaces, have been identified as a biological link between autism and congenital heart disease. Mutations in genes affecting cilia disrupt both brain and ...