A Y-shaped protein complex in the ciliary transition zone that connects the cilium axoneme to the ciliary necklace. Both protein sorting and protein gating occur at this point in the cilium allowing some, but not all proteins to enter the cilium. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22653444 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4554367 GOC:cilia ]
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Y-link
Y-shaped fibre
Y-shaped linker
Y-shaped assemblage
Y-link structure
membrane-microtubule complex
Y-shaped fiber