part_of
part of
part of
independent continuant
intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle
basal body
PMID:21828097
A membrane-tethered, short cylindrical array of microtubules and associated proteins found at the base of a eukaryotic cilium (also called flagellum) that is similar in structure to a centriole and derives from it. The cilium basal body is the site of assembly and remodelling of the cilium and serves as a nucleation site for axoneme growth. As well as anchoring the cilium, it is thought to provide a selective gateway regulating the entry of ciliary proteins and vesicles by intraflagellar transport.
PMID:21937596
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2569-1939 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-4446
Planarian_Anatomy
PMID:21282632
GO:0036064
ISBN:9780070316607
cilium
flagellum