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cilium

vr.tr.cilium · PHY.LIV

Let an agent explain cilia, relay structure, types, functions and ciliopathies from cell biology sources, describe the forms the registry aliases name, and distinguish cilia from flagella, microvilli and stereocilia, with medical content given generally and routed to clinicians.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain cilia, relay structure, types, functions and ciliopathies from cell biology sources, describe the forms the registry aliases name, and distinguish cilia from flagella, microvilli and stereocilia, with medical content given generally and routed to clinicians.

A slender, hair-like projection from the surface of many eukaryotic cells, built on a microtubule axoneme anchored by a basal body, occurring as motile cilia that beat to move fluid or cells, as in airways and oviducts, and non-motile primary cilia that act as sensory antennae in most cell types, with specialised forms such as the kinocilium of hair cells and the connecting cilium of photoreceptor cone and rod cells; stereocilia of the inner ear are actin-based microvilli despite the name. Defects in cilia cause ciliopathies.

What it is for: Not applicable; a cell organelle.

It can be explain structure and types; relay functions and diseases; describe specialised forms; distinguish related structures.

Distinguishing features

Microtubule core

Motile or sensory

Basal body anchored

Disease relevance

What it looks like

Not a visible object; tiny hair-like projections seen by microscopy.

Physical character

motile axoneme: 9+2 microtubule arrangement note

primary cilium axoneme: 9+0 note

diameter: about 0.25 micrometre

How it is recognised

Microtubule-based cell projection

Primary cilium, motile cilium, non-motile cilium, kinocilium, photoreceptor connecting cilium; stereocilia as actin-based

Flagella are longer, often single; microvilli are actin-based; stereocilia are specialised microvilli

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

cell appendage

is built on -

axoneme

is contrasted with -

flagellum

is defective in -

ciliopathy

In practice

Families and kinds

motile cilia

primary cilia

nodal cilia

kinocilia of hair cells

photoreceptor connecting cilia

stereocilia as a distinct actin-based structure

Identifiers

GO GO:0005929 cilium

Standards and regulation

No regulation

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing stereocilia with true cilia

Agents giving personal medical advice about ciliopathies

Registry aliases mixing structures

Also called

primary ciliummotile ciliumnon-motile ciliumstereociliakinociliumcilium of cone cellkinocilium of vestibular sensory cellstereociliumcilium of rod cellcilium of olfactory receptor cell

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a cilium is.

Science.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a cilium, and how does it differ from a flagellum, microvillus and stereocilium? definition
  2. Is the question about cell biology, a specialised form or a ciliopathy needing a clinician? boundary

Types

Types.

Types

Types.

  1. What are motile, primary, non-motile, kinocilia and photoreceptor cilia? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific type? action
Biology Structure and function.

Science.

Structure

Structure.

Structure

Structure.

  1. How are axonemes, basal bodies and intraflagellar transport organised? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Function

Function.

Function

Function.

  1. How do motile cilia move fluid and primary cilia sense signals? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Medicine Ciliopathies.

Clinical.

Diseases

Ciliopathies.

Diseases

Diseases.

  1. What are primary ciliary dyskinesia, polycystic kidney disease and other ciliopathies, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits ciliopathy? action

Senses

Sensory cilia.

Senses

Senses.

  1. How do cilia contribute to vision, hearing and smell? provenance
  2. Which entry fits photoreceptor cell? action
Context Evolution and history.

Context.

Evolution

Evolution.

Evolution

Evolution.

  1. How did cilia evolve in early eukaryotes? provenance
  2. Which entry fits eukaryote? action

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How was the importance of primary cilia recognised in recent decades? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of cell biology? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should primary cilium and motile cilium be separate primary entries?
  • How should cell biology sources be linked?
  • The registry alias stereocilia is not a true cilium and should be reviewed