Open AccessIntraflagellar transport at a glance
Author(s) -
Limin Hao,
Jonathan M. Scholey
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cell science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.384
H-Index - 278
eISSN - 1477-9137
pISSN - 0021-9533
DOI - 10.1242/jcs.023861
Subject(s) - biology , intraflagellar transport , genetics , flagellum , gene
Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is the bidirectional transport of multisubunit protein complexes, called IFT particles, along axonemal microtubules (MTs) beneath the ciliary membrane. IFT plays essential roles in the assembly and function of cilia and flagella by contributing to cell motility,
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