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ArticleCells2021

Identification of Cilia in Different Mouse Tissues.

Xinhua Li, Shuting Yang, Vishwa Deepak, Zahra Chinipardaz, Shuying Yang

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Article in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Kupffer cells are essential for platelet-mediated thrombopoietin generation in the liver.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xinhua LiDepartment of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Shuting YangDepartment of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Vishwa DeepakDepartment of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Zahra ChinipardazDepartment of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Shuying YangDepartment of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7126-6901
Center for Innovation · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

Regulation of skeletal development and homeostasis by IFT proteinR01DE023105 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI YANG, SHUYING · 2014 to 2018
$2.0M
Role of RGS12, a Regulator of G protein Signaling, in Bone RemodelingR01AR066101 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI YANG, SHUYING · 2014 to 2018
$1.8M
Function of Regulator of G protein signaling in aging skeletonR01AG048388 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI YANG, SHUYING · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
China Scholarship Council Grant #201706260178NIAMS NIH HHS AR066101NIA NIH HHS AG048388NIDCR NIH HHS DE023105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cilia are microtubule-based hair-like organelles that extend from the cell surface. However, the existence and distribution of cilia in each organ and tissue at the postnatal stage in vivo remain largely unknown. In this study, we defined cilia distribution and arrangement and measured the ciliary lengths and the percentage of ciliated cells in different organs and tissues in vivo by using cilium dual reporter-expressing transgenic mice. Cilia were identified by the presence of ARL13B with an mCherry+ signal, and the cilium basal body was identified by the presence of Centrin2 with a GFP+ signal. Here, we provide in vivo evidence that chondrocytes and cells throughout bones have cilia. Most importantly, we reveal that: 1. primary cilia are present in hepatocytes; 2. no cilia but many centrioles are distributed on the apical cell surface in the gallbladder, intestine, and thyroid epithelia; 3. cilia on the cerebral cortex are well oriented, pointing to the center of the brain; 4. ARL13B+ inclusion is evident in the thyroid and islets of Langerhans; and 5. approximately 2% of cilia show irregular movement in nucleus pulposus extracellular fluid. This study reveals the existence and distribution of cilia and centrioles in different tissues and organs, and provides new insights for further comprehensive study of ciliary function in these organs and tissues.

Indexed as

Organ SpecificityADP-Ribosylation FactorsAnimalsBrainCiliaHepatocytesInclusion BodiesMaleMice, TransgenicADP-Ribosylation FactorsArl13b protein, mouseARL13Bbraincentrinnucleus pulposusprimary cilia

Identifiers

PMID34209603
PMCPMC8307782
OpenAlexW3177150791

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