"Flagella" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A whiplike motility appendage present on the surface cells. Prokaryote flagella are composed of a protein called FLAGELLIN. Bacteria can have a single flagellum, a tuft at one pole, or multiple flagella covering the entire surface. In eukaryotes, flagella are threadlike protoplasmic extensions used to propel flagellates and sperm. Flagella have the same basic structure as CILIA but are longer in proportion to the cell bearing them and present in much smaller numbers. (From King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
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D005407
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.180.290
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| 1995 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flagella" by people in Profiles.
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Yap YT, Pan J, Xu J, Yuan S, Niu C, Zheng C, Li W, Zhou T, Li T, Zhang Y, Holtzman MJ, Pazour GJ, Hess RA, Kelly CV, Tour? A, Brody SL, Zhang Z. Role of intraflagellar transport protein IFT140 in the formation and function of motile cilia in mammals. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2025 May 10; 82(1):198.
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Lewis TR, Castillo CM, Klementieva NV, Hsu Y, Hao Y, Spencer WJ, Drack AV, Pazour GJ, Arshavsky VY. Contribution of intraflagellar transport to compartmentalization and maintenance of the photoreceptor cell. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Aug 20; 121(34):e2408551121.
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Patel MB, Griffin PJ, Olson SF, Dai J, Hou Y, Malik T, Das P, Zhang G, Zhao W, Witman GB, Lechtreck KF. Distribution and bulk flow analyses of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) motor kinesin-2 support an "on-demand" model for Chlamydomonas ciliary length control. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2024 Nov; 81(11):586-604.
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Gupta M, Pazour GJ. Intraflagellar transport: A critical player in photoreceptor development and the pathogenesis of retinal degenerative diseases. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2024 Nov; 81(11):556-568.
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Hou Y, Cheng X, Witman GB. Direct in situ protein tagging in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii utilizing TIM, a method for CRISPR/Cas9-based targeted insertional mutagenesis. PLoS One. 2022; 17(12):e0278972.
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Shave MK, Santore MM. Motility Increases the Numbers and Durations of Cell-Surface Engagements for Escherichia coli Flowing near Poly(ethylene glycol)-Functionalized Surfaces. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2022 Aug 03; 14(30):34342-34353.
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Cai K, Zhao Y, Zhao L, Phan N, Hou Y, Cheng X, Witman GB, Nicastro D. Structural organization of the C1b projection within the ciliary central apparatus. J Cell Sci. 2021 11 01; 134(21).
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Hou Y, Zhao L, Kubo T, Cheng X, McNeill N, Oda T, Witman GB. Chlamydomonas FAP70 is a component of the previously uncharacterized ciliary central apparatus projection C2a. J Cell Sci. 2021 06 15; 134(12).
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Kim H, Sundaram S, Kang JH, Tanjeem N, Emrick T, Hayward RC. Coupled oscillation and spinning of photothermal particles in Marangoni optical traps. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 05 04; 118(18).
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Craft Van De Weghe J, Harris JA, Kubo T, Witman GB, Lechtreck KF. Diffusion rather than intraflagellar transport likely provides most of the tubulin required for axonemal assembly in Chlamydomonas. J Cell Sci. 2020 09 11; 133(17).