Single molecule imaging reveals a major role for diffusion in the exploration of ciliary space by signaling receptors
Ye F, Breslow DK, Koslover EF, Spakowitz AJ, Nelson WJ, Nachury MV. Single molecule imaging reveals a major role for diffusion in the exploration of ciliary space by signaling receptors. ELife 2013, 2: e00654. PMID: 23930224, PMCID: PMC3736543, DOI: 10.7554/elife.00654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCiliary membrane proteinsIntraflagellar transportIFT trainsMembrane proteinsMembrane protein diffusionSingle-molecule imagingSomatostatin receptor 3Active transportPrimary ciliaCiliary membraneMolecule imagingProtein diffusionDynamic organizationDirectional movementReceptor 3ProteinCiliaPossible roleStatistical subtractionSingle moleculesMajor roleSmoothenedSMOSSTR3Diffusive behavior