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Cell Blebbing in Confined Microfluidic Environments

Migrating cells can extend their leading edge by forming myosin-driven blebs and F-actin-driven pseudopods. When coerced to migrate in resistive environments, Dictyostelium cells switch from using predominately pseudopods to blebs. Bleb formation has been shown to be chemotactic and can be influence...

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Autores principales: Ibo, Markela, Srivastava, Vasudha, Robinson, Douglas N., Gagnon, Zachary R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27706201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163866