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. 2014 Jan;39(1):244-5.
doi: 10.1038/npp.2013.203.

Neuronal primary cilia: an underappreciated signaling and sensory organelle in the brain

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Neuronal primary cilia: an underappreciated signaling and sensory organelle in the brain

Jill A Green et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2014 Jan.
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(a) A schematic of a network of neurons. Primary cilia (red) protrude from the neuronal cell body. (b) A schematic of a neuronal primary cilium. GPCRs selectively localize to the membrane of the cilium where they may reside as monomeric units and/or heteromers. An intraflagellar transport particle that mediates protein trafficking within cilia is indicated in green. (c) A hypothalamic neuron labeled for the ciliary GPCR, melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 (Mchr1, green). Scale bar=10 mm.

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