Dysfunctions of the tiny cell processes (primary cilia) of the pancreatic beta cells could be a cause of type 2 diabetes.

In her lab at Washington University in St. Louis, endocrinologist Jing Hughes studies a peculiar structure that sticks out of the surfaces of human pancreatic islet cells: the primary cilium. The ...

By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage.

Once dismissed as the cellular equivalent of tonsils, primary cilia are now known to be invaluable antennae that help cells sense their environment. UAB's Bradley Yoder has helped connect primary ...

Motile cilia are present on multiciliated cells and use this cytoskeleton to move fluid, whereas non-motile, or primary ... of the ciliary microtubular structure, preventing traffic jams.

Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy lifting in the ...

However, the centriole, the structure from which the cilium grows ... Ott et al, Permanent deconstruction of intracellular primary cilia in differentiating granule cell neurons, Journal of ...