| Term Name: |
ciliary basal body |
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| Synonyms: |
- basal body
- cilial basal body
- cilium basal body
- kinetosome
- microtubule basal body
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| Definition: |
A membrane-tethered, short cylindrical array of microtubules and associated proteins found at the base of a eukaryotic cilium (also called flagellum) that is similar in structure to a centriole and derives from it. The cilium basal body is the site of assembly and remodeling of the cilium and serves as a nucleation site for axoneme growth. As well as anchoring the cilium, it is thought to provide a selective gateway regulating the entry of ciliary proteins and vesicles by intraflagellar transport.
21750193
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| References: |
- NIF_Subcellular:sao11978067
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| Ontology: |
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