The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a Y-shaped link. Two distinct protein complexes are known to be involved in proper linker assembly: the MKS complex and the NPHP complex. Improper assembly of Y-shaped links may cause malfunctioning of the transition zone as a molecular gate.
Source:PMID:24664739,
PMID:23728985,
GOC:cilia,
GOC:TermGenie,
PMID:26595381,
PMID:4554367,
GO_REF:0000079