Ciliary chemosensitivity is enhanced by cilium geometry and motility

Cilia are hairlike organelles involved in both sensory functions and motility. We discuss the question of whether the location of chemical receptors on cilia provides an advantage in terms of sensitivity and whether motile sensory cilia have a further advantage. Using a simple advection-diffusion mo...

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Main Authors: David Hickey, Andrej Vilfan, Ramin Golestanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/66322