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. 2014 Sep 8;24(17):R796-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.043.

Cilia assembly: a role for F-actin in IFT recruitment

Lynne Quarmby  1
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Cilia assembly: a role for F-actin in IFT recruitment

Lynne Quarmby. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Ciliary growth rates are limited by the availability of precursors at the growing tip. A new paper reveals that the early rapid growth of nascent cilia is supported by F-actin-facilitated delivery of IFT proteins to basal bodies.

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