Ciliary function in mammalian development /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Yoder, Bradley K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego, Calif. : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2008.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 85.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Basal bodies : platforms for building cilia
  • Intraflagellar transport (IFT) : role in ciliary assembly, resorption and signalling
  • How did the cilium evolve?
  • Ciliary tubulin and its post-translational modifications
  • Targeting protein to the ciliary membrane
  • Cilia : multifunctional organelles at the center of the vertebrate left-right asymmetry
  • Ciliary function and Wnt signal modulation
  • Primary cilia in planar cell polarity regulation of the inner ear
  • The primary cilium : at the crossroads of mammalian hedgehog signaling
  • The primary cilium coordinates signaling pathways in cell cycle control and migration during development and tissue repair
  • Cilia involvement in patterning and maintenance of the skeleton
  • Olfactory cilia : our direct neuronal connection to the external world
  • Ciliary dysfunction in developmental abnormalities and diseases