title: SnapShot: Sensing and Signaling by Cilia.
abstract: Primary cilia are cellular appendages that coordinate diverse sensory and signaling activities. They are important for proper mammalian development, adult tissue homeostasis, and vision and odorant detection, and their dysfunction contributes to disease pathology and developmental defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Bradley K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Yoder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002923:Cilia / Q000502:physiology*; D047108:Embryonic Development; D006801:Humans; D012677:Sensation; D015398:Signal Transduction