Figure 8.
Model for basal body docking during airway ciliated cell differentiation. Upon centriole replication, CEP164 recruits Cby to the distal appendages. Cby in turn promotes efficient recruitment and fusion of Rab8-positive vesicles to form a ciliary vesicle at the distal end of centrioles. This facilitates docking of basal bodies to the apical membrane. In the absence of Cby, ciliary vesicles fail to form as a result of the inability to recruit sufficient Rab8 vesicles, resulting in compromised basal body docking. CV, ciliary vesicle. See Discussion for details.