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ArticleJournal of molecular cell biology2025

A polarized multicomponent foundation upholds ciliary central microtubules.

Qingxia Chen, Huijie Zhao, Xinwen Pan, Chuyu Fang, Benhua Qiu, Jingting Guo, Xiumin Yan, Xueliang Zhu

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Article in Journal of molecular cell biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Qingxia ChenMinistry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Institute of Early Life Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
Huijie ZhaoInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cell Biology in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8595-8159
Xinwen PanSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Chuyu FangState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
Benhua QiuState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
Jingting GuoSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Xiumin YanMinistry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Institute of Early Life Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
Xueliang ZhuState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31991192
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cilia's back-and-forth beat pattern requires a central pair (CP) of microtubules. However, the mechanism by which the CP is upheld above the transition zone (TZ) remains unclear. Here, we showed that a rod-like substructure marked by Cep131 and ciliary Centrin serves as a polarized CP-supporting foundation. This CP-foundation (CPF) was assembled independently of the CP during ciliogenesis in mouse ependymal cells. It protruded from the distal end of the basal body out of the TZ to enwrap the proximal end of the CP. Through proximity labeling, we identified 26 potential CPF components, among which Ccdc148 specifically localized at the proximal region of Centrin-decorated CPF and was complementary to the Cep131-enriched distal region. Cep131 deficiency abolished the CPF, resulting in CP penetration into the TZ. Consequently, cilia became prone to ultrastructural abnormality and paralysis, and Cep131-deficient mice were susceptible to late-onset hydrocephalus. In addition to Centrin, phylogenetic analysis also indicated conservations of Ccdc131 and Ccdc148 from protists to mammals, suggesting that the CPF is an evolutionarily conserved multicomponent CP-supporting platform in cilia.

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CiliaMicrotubulesAnimalsBasal BodiesCell Cycle ProteinsEpendymaHumansMicePhylogenyCell Cycle Proteinsbasal platecentral pairciliary motilityependymahydrocephalusmotile cilia

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