纤毛
生物
细胞生物学
肾
上皮
多囊肾病
细胞器
小学(天文学)
内分泌学
遗传学
物理
天文
作者
James A. Deane,Sharon D. Ricardo
标识
DOI:10.1016/b978-0-12-394304-0.00011-7
摘要
Primary cilia are microscopic sensory antennae that cells in many vertebrate tissues use to gather information about their environment. In the kidney, primary cilia sense urine flow and are essential for the maintenance of epithelial architecture. Defects of this organelle cause the cystic kidney disease characterized by epithelial abnormalities. These findings link primary cilia to the regulation of epithelial differentiation and proliferation, processes that must be precisely controlled during epithelial repair in the kidney. Here, we consider likely roles for primary cilium-based signaling during responses to renal injury and ensuing epithelial repair processes.
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