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Rab34 GTPase mediates ciliary membrane formation in the intracellular ciliogenesis pathway
Ganga AK, Kennedy MC, Oguchi ME, Gray S, Oliver KE, Knight TA, De La Cruz EM, Homma Y, Fukuda M, Breslow DK. Rab34 GTPase mediates ciliary membrane formation in the intracellular ciliogenesis pathway. Current Biology 2021, 31: 2895-2905.e7. PMID: 33989527, PMCID: PMC8282722, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular pathwaysCiliary membrane biogenesisCiliary membrane formationIntracellular ciliogenesis pathwayMDCK cellsPolarized MDCK cellsDistinct molecular requirementsPrimary cilia formExtracellular pathwaysTissue-specific mannerCiliary pocketGTPase domainMembrane biogenesisDistinct functional propertiesCiliary vesiclesAssembly intermediatesCilia formSignal transductionGTP bindingMother centriolePrimary ciliaCiliogenesisDivergent residuesIntracellular ciliaRab34
2015
Chapter 11 Analysis of soluble protein entry into primary cilia using semipermeabilized cells
Breslow DK, Nachury MV. Chapter 11 Analysis of soluble protein entry into primary cilia using semipermeabilized cells. Methods In Cell Biology 2015, 127: 203-221. PMID: 25837393, PMCID: PMC4797650, DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2014.12.006.BooksConceptsSemipermeabilized cellsProtein entriesPrimary ciliaCiliary diffusion barrierNuclear pore complexPrimary cilia functionPore complexMammalian cellsSignal transductionSpecialized compartmentsCilia functionPlasma membraneCiliary membraneIntact cellsExperimental perturbationsCell surfaceProtein exchangeCiliaVitro systemAxon initial segmentMechanistic analysisChapter 11 AnalysisUnique resourceCapture assayCells