Primary Cilia Are Not Calcium-Responsive Mechanosensors
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Delling, M.
Indzhykulian, A. A.
Liu, X.
Liu, Y.
Xie, T.
Corey, D. P.
Clapham, D. E.
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Delling, M., A. A. Indzhykulian, X. Liu, Y. Liu, T. Xie, D. P. Corey, and D. E. Clapham. 2016. “Primary Cilia Are Not Calcium-Responsive Mechanosensors.” Nature 531 (7596): 656-660. doi:10.1038/nature17426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature17426.Abstract
Primary cilia are solitary, generally non-motile, hair-like protrusions that extend from the surface of cells between cell divisions. Their antenna-like structure leads naturally to the assumption that they sense the surrounding environment, the most common hypothesis being sensation of mechanical force through calcium-permeable ion channels within the cilium1. This Ca2+- Responsive MechanoSensor (CaRMS) hypothesis for primary cilia has been invoked to explain a large range of biological responses, from control of left-right axis determination in embryonic development to adult progression of polycystic kidney disease and some cancers2,3. Here, we report the complete lack of mechanically induced calcium increases in primary cilia, in tissues upon which this hypothesis has been based. First, we developed a transgenic mouse, Arl13b-mCherry-GECO1.2, expressing a ratiometric genetically encoded calcium indicator (GECI) in all primary cilia. We then measured responses to flow in primary cilia of cultured kidney epithelial cells, kidney thick ascending tubules, crown cells of the embryonic node, kinocilia of inner ear hair cells, and several cell lines. Cilia-specific Ca2+ influxes were not observed in physiological or even highly supraphysiological levels of fluid flow. We conclude that mechanosensation, if it originates in primary cilia, is not via calcium signaling.Other Sources
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