The primary cilium, a signal transduction organelle, is present on the cell bodies of adult-born dentate gyrus granule cells as they begin maturation. In its absence, their maturation and integration are impaired.
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Tissir, F., Goffinet, A. Cilia: conductors' batons of neuronal maturation. Nat Neurosci 15, 344–345 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3050
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