Spatial intra- and intercellular alignment of respiratory cilia and its relation to function
M. Schneiter, S. Halm, A. Odriozola, H. Mogel, J. Ricka, M. H. Stoffel, B. Zuber, M. Frenz, S. A. Tschanz
The paper analyzes ciliary orientation in tracheal cells using electron microscopy, revealing that basal body orientation aligns with the tracheal axis while axonemal orientation dictates mucociliary transport direction.
bioRxiv · Aug 14, 2019 · PreprintCell Biology