Cells on the move: Why some cells stay on track and others don't
Monday, April 9, 2012 - 11:31
in Biology & Nature
Cells on the move reach forward with lamellipodia and filopodia, cytoplasmic sheets and rods supported by branched networks or tight bundles of actin filaments. Cells without functional lamellipodia are still highly motile but lose their ability to stay on track, report researchers.