Analysis of ciliary import

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Cilia and flagella are microtubule-based organelles that play important roles in human health by contributing to cellular motility as well as sensing and responding to environmental cues. Defects in cilia formation and function cause a broad class of human genetic diseases called ciliopathies. To carry out their specialized functions, cilia contain a unique complement of proteins that must be imported into the ciliary compartment. In this chapter, we describe methods to measure the permeability barrier of the ciliary gate by microinjection of fluorescent proteins and dextrans of different sizes into ciliated cells. We also describe a fluorescence recovery after photobleaching assay to measure the entry of ciliary proteins into the ciliary compartment. These assays can be used to determine the molecular mechanisms that regulate the formation and function of cilia in mammalian cells.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:524

Enthalten in:

Methods in enzymology - 524(2013) vom: 03., Seite 75-89

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dishinger, John F [VerfasserIn]
Kee, H Lynn [VerfasserIn]
Verhey, Kristen J [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

Carrier Proteins
Dextrans
Fluorescent Dyes
Journal Article
Recombinant Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.08.2013

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/B978-0-12-397945-2.00005-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM225858584