Ultrastructure of Islet Primary Cilia
Understanding organelle function starts with seeing what it looks like. At Hughes Lab, we study primary cilia structure using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light imaging approaches to investigate how their shape and composition contribute to their function as sensory antennae of the cell.
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Sometimes we combine SEM with immuno:
Scanning EM of human islet cilia:
Primary Cilia: Sensory Antennas of Pancreatic Islets