The primary cilium is fundamentally important in neural progenitor cell proliferation, neuronal differentiation, and adult neuronal function. Here, we describe a method to study ciliogenesis and the trafficking of signaling proteins to cilia in neural stem/progenitor cells and differentiated neurons using primary neurosphere cultures.
Shimada, I. S., Badgandi, H., Somatilaka, B. N., Mukhopadhyay, S. Using Primary Neurosphere Cultures to Study Primary Cilia. J. Vis. Exp. (122), e55315, doi:10.3791/55315 (2017).