photoreceptor distal connecting cilium
The distal region of the photoreceptor connecting cilium is structurally unique to the photoreceptor and is maintained by retina-specific protein, SPATA7, and its interacting partners RPGR and RPGRIP1. It is essential for photoreceptor sensory cilium stability.
GO:0110165
cellular anatomical structure
is_a
GO:0032391
photoreceptor connecting cilium
part_of
DCC
related
photoreceptor DCC
related