Ciliated muconodular papillary tumors (CMPTs) are rare, peripheral pulmonary lesions that have garnered increasing attention due to their unique histological and molecular characteristics. Typically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new MSK study finds that two genes, SP5 and SP8, act as master switches for forming primary cilia — crucial structures in early ...

Luminal cells perform key functions in the airways, with secretory cells producing protective substances, or ciliated cells that help move inhaled particles. "There is a natural balance between the ...

Primary cilia (red) on the surface of cells. Defects in these antenna-like structures can cause a variety of diseases, called ciliopathies, which affect 1 in 2,000 people worldwide. Some might say it ...

Some see a finger. Others, a worm. Scientists often call it an antenna. This tiny structure, sticking out from the surface of most human cells, is known as the primary cilium. Though nearly every cell ...