Dissecting the Vesicular Trafficking Function of IFT Subunits

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Huihui Yang¹  Kaiyao Huang² 

[1] Institute of Hydrobiology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China;

关键词: cilium;    flagellum;    IFT;    vesicular trafficking;    ciliopathy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcell.2019.00352

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Intraflagellar transport (IFT) was initially identified as a transport machine with multiple protein subunits, and it is essential for the assembly, disassembly, and maintenance of cilium/flagellum, which serves as the nexus of extracellular-to-intracellular signal integration. To date, in addition to its well-established and indispensable roles in ciliated cells, most IFT subunits have presented more general functions of vesicular trafficking in the non-ciliated cells. Thus, this review aims to summarize the recent progress on the vesicular trafficking functions of the IFT subunits and to highlight the issues that may arise in future research.

【 授权许可】

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