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== Vesicular transport to the primary cilium: basic principles == | == Vesicular transport to the primary cilium: basic principles == | ||
[[image:Cilium_Anderson.jpg|thumb|200px|left]] | [[image:Cilium_Anderson.jpg|thumb|200px|left]] | ||
The primary cilium is composed of a microtubule core enclosed within a membrane sheath, the ciliary membrane, that is continuous with the plasma membrane. Despite this continuity, ciliary and plasma membranes contain distinct complements of lipids and proteins, thus making the cilium a ''bona-fide'' organelle. | |||
== Regulated transport to the primary cilium == | == Regulated transport to the primary cilium == |
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