Cilia Research May Affect Vision Disease Treatment

"Experiments at Johns Hopkins have unearthed clues about which protein signaling molecules are allowed into hollow, hair-like 'antennae,' called cilia, that alert cells to critical changes in their environments," according to Medical News Today. "Researchers found that the size limit for entry is much greater than previously thought, allowing most of a cell's proteins into cilia. The researchers believe that the specific collection of proteins in each cilium, customized to the needs of each cell type, is determined by whether and how cilia keep proteins inside once they enter - not which ones they allow in initially." These findings could have an impact on how vision disease, as well as others, are treated. Read more.