The microgravity induces the ciliary shortening and an increased ratio of anterograde/retrograde intraflagellar transport of osteocytes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.06.119
Abstract: It is hard to explain the decrease in mechanosensitivity of osteocytes under microgravity. Primary cilia are essential mechanosensor for osteocytes. The cilia become shorter under the simulated microgravity (SMG) environment. The cilia change may be… read more here.
Keywords: intraflagellar transport; anterograde retrograde; microgravity; ift particles ... See more keywords