Emerging Picture of Deuterosome-Dependent Centriole Amplification in MCCs

Multiciliated cells (MCCs) have several hair-like structures called cilia, which are required to propel substances on their surface. A cilium is organized from a basal body which resembles a hollow microtubule structure called a centriole. In terminally differentiated MCCs, hundreds of new basal bod...

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Main Authors: Umama Shahid, Priyanka Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/7/10/152