Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Goodman L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5702057 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Goodman Linda L Zallocchi Marisa M
Journal of cell science 20170907 21
The way an organism perceives its surroundings depends on sensory systems and the highly specialized cilia present in the neurosensory cells. Here, we describe the existence of an integrin α8 (Itga8) and protocadherin-15a (Pcdh15a) ciliary complex in neuromast hair cells in a zebrafish model. Depletion of the complex via downregulation or loss-of-function mutation leads to a dysregulation of cilia biogenesis and endocytosis. At the molecular level, removal of the complex blocks the access of Rab ...[more]