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Reduction of meckelin leads to general loss of cilia, ciliary microtubule misalignment and distorted cell surface organization

Overview of attention for article published in Cilia, January 2014
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Title
Reduction of meckelin leads to general loss of cilia, ciliary microtubule misalignment and distorted cell surface organization
Published in
Cilia, January 2014
DOI 10.1186/2046-2530-3-2
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Authors

Tyler Picariello, Megan Smith Valentine, Junji Yano, Judith Van Houten

Abstract

Meckelin (MKS3), a conserved protein linked to Meckel Syndrome, assists in the migration of centrioles to the cell surface for ciliogenesis. We explored for additional functions of MKS3p using RNA interference (RNAi) and expression of FLAG epitope tagged protein in the ciliated protozoan Paramecium tetraurelia. This cell has a highly organized cell surface with thousands of cilia and basal bodies that are grouped into one or two basal body units delineated by ridges. The highly systematized nature of the P. tetraurelia cell surface provides a research model of MKS and other ciliopathies where changes in ciliary structure, subcellular organization and overall arrangement of the cell surface can be easily observed. We used cells reduced in IFT88 for comparison, as the involvement of this gene's product with cilia maintenance and growth is well understood.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 3%
Unknown 36 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 12 32%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 24%
Student > Bachelor 6 16%
Student > Master 3 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 5%
Other 3 8%
Unknown 2 5%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 46%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 24%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 5%
Neuroscience 2 5%
Other 2 5%
Unknown 2 5%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 July 2014.
All research outputs
#4,004,634
of 22,741,406 outputs
Outputs from Cilia
#12
of 91 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#48,622
of 306,968 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cilia
#1
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