"Cilia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Populations of thin, motile processes found covering the surface of ciliates (CILIOPHORA) or the free surface of the cells making up ciliated EPITHELIUM. Each cilium arises from a basic granule in the superficial layer of CYTOPLASM. The movement of cilia propels ciliates through the liquid in which they live. The movement of cilia on a ciliated epithelium serves to propel a surface layer of mucus or fluid. (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D002923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.180.165
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cilia" by people in Profiles.
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Sub-ciliary localization of CEP290 and effects of its loss in mouse photoreceptors during development. J Cell Sci. 2025 Oct 15; 138(20).
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Optical Coherence Tomography Enables the Depth-Resolved Measurement of Cilia Beat Frequency in Ex Vivo Human Fallopian Tubes. Lasers Surg Med. 2025 Sep; 57(7):598-607.
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Region-specific roles of oviductal motile cilia in oocyte/embryo transport and fertility?. Biol Reprod. 2025 Apr 13; 112(4):651-662.
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Bi-allelic KICS2 mutations impair KICSTOR complex-mediated mTORC1 regulation, causing intellectual disability and epilepsy. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 Feb 06; 112(2):374-393.
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Linkage between Fuz and Gpr161 genes regulates sonic hedgehog signaling during mouse neural tube development. Development. 2024 Oct 01; 151(19).
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Ciliary tip actin dynamics regulate photoreceptor outer segment integrity. Nat Commun. 2024 May 21; 15(1):4316.
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Centriole and transition zone structures in photoreceptor cilia revealed by cryo-electron tomography. Life Sci Alliance. 2024 03; 7(3).
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A WNT4- and DKK3-driven canonical to noncanonical Wnt signaling switch controls multiciliogenesis. J Cell Sci. 2023 08 15; 136(16).
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TMEM161B regulates cerebral cortical gyration, Sonic Hedgehog signaling, and ciliary structure in the developing central nervous system. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 01 24; 120(4):e2209964120.
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Expansion Microscopy of Mouse Photoreceptor Cilia. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023; 1415:395-402.