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Mixed signals from the cell's antennae: primary cilia in cancer
Author(s) -
Eguether Thibaut,
Hahne Michael
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201846589
Subject(s) - cilium , cancer , primary (astronomy) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , physics , astronomy
Primary cilia ( PC ) are antenna‐like organelles that protrude from most mammalian cells. They are essential for the regulation of several signaling pathways such as Hedgehog and WNT . It is therefore not surprising that a dysfunction of PC is frequently associated with pathologies. Originally, PC were found to be involved in a variety of diseases commonly referred to as ciliopathies including cystic kidney diseases. Evidence is accumulating that PC play also an important role in cancer formation and regulation, which is the focus of this review.