Regulation of leading edge microtubule and actin dynamics downstream of Rac1
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Regulation of leading edge microtubule and actin dynamics downstream of Rac1
Actin in migrating cells is regulated by Rho GTPases. However, Rho proteins might also affect microtubules (MTs). Here, we used time-lapse microscopy of PtK1 cells to examine MT regulation downstream of Rac1. In these cells, "pioneer" MTs growing into leading-edge protrusions exhibited a decreased catastrophe frequency and an increased time in growth as compared with MTs further from the leadin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1540-8140,0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200303082