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ArticleeLife2014

A high-resolution morphological and ultrastructural map of anterior sensory cilia and glia in Caenorhabditis elegans.

David B Doroquez, Cristina Berciu, James R Anderson, Piali Sengupta, Daniela Nicastro

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Article in eLife, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

David B DoroquezDepartment of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Cristina Berciu
James R Anderson
Piali Sengupta
Daniela Nicastro

Funding

Quantitative Neuroscience: Tools for Bridging Levels of AnalysisT32NS007292 · NINDS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI GINA G TURRIGIANO · 1986 to 2026
$12.7M
STRUCTURAL NEUROCHEMISTRY OF RETINAL CIRCUITSR01EY002576 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI MARC, ROBERT E · 1985 to 2016
$8.0M
Mouse CoreP30NS045713 · NINDS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI ROSBASH, MICHAEL · 2003 to 2013
$7.8M
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF SENSORY SPECIFICATION IN C ELEGANSR01GM056223 · NIGMS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI SENGUPTA, PIALI · 1997 to 2009
$3.3M
Genetic analysis of sensory specification in C.elegansR37GM056223 · NIGMS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI SENGUPTA, PIALI · 2010 to 2016
$2.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY002576NEI NIH HHS R01 EY02576NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM056223NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM056223NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM56223NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS045713NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS007292
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many primary sensory cilia exhibit unique architectures that are critical for transduction of specific sensory stimuli. Although basic ciliogenic mechanisms are well described, how complex ciliary structures are generated remains unclear. Seminal work performed several decades ago provided an initial but incomplete description of diverse sensory cilia morphologies in C. elegans. To begin to explore the mechanisms that generate these remarkably complex structures, we have taken advantage of advances in electron microscopy and tomography, and reconstructed three-dimensional structures of fifty of sixty sensory cilia in the C. elegans adult hermaphrodite at high resolution. We characterize novel axonemal microtubule organization patterns, clarify structural features at the ciliary base, describe new aspects of cilia-glia interactions, and identify structures suggesting novel mechanisms of ciliary protein trafficking. This complete ultrastructural description of diverse cilia in C. elegans provides the foundation for investigations into underlying ciliogenic pathways, as well as contributions of defined ciliary structures to specific neuronal functions. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01948.001.

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AnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCiliaElectron Microscope TomographyImaging, Three-DimensionalMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNeurogliaNoseSensory Receptor Cellsciliaelectron microscopyelectron tomography

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PMCPMC3965213

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