Title
Cell motility: deaf Drosophila keep the beat
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Cell Biology
Date
10-17-2003
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Animals; Biological Transport, Active; Cell Movement; Chlamydomonas; Cilia; Drosophila; Flagella; Male; Neurons, Afferent; Protozoan Proteins; Spermatozoa
Abstract
Intraflagellar transport is involved in the assembly of cilia and eukaryotic flagella. Two recent studies have shown that defects in intraflagellar transport prevent assembly of sensory cilia in Drosophila, leaving the fly deaf and uncoordinated. Surprisingly, the mutant sperm flagella have normal structure and motility.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Curr Biol. 2003 Oct 14;13(20):R796-8.
Related Resources
PubMed ID
14561418
Journal Title
Current biology : CB
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