Blebs lead the way: how to migrate without lamellipodia |
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Authors: | Charras Guillaume Paluch Ewa |
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Affiliation: | London Centre for Nanotechnology, London, UK. g.charras@ucl.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | Blebs are spherical membrane protrusions that are produced by contractions of the actomyosin cortex. Blebs are often considered to be a hallmark of apoptosis; however, blebs are also frequently observed during cytokinesis and during migration in three-dimensional cultures and in vivo. For tumour cells and a number of embryonic cells, blebbing migration seems to be a common alternative to the more extensively studied lamellipodium-based motility. We argue that blebs should be promoted to a more prominent place in the world of cellular protrusions. |
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