Polarization of pseudopodial activities: cytoskeletal mechanisms
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- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Cell Science
- Vol. 98 (1) , 1-4
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.98.1.1
Abstract
The reorganization of the cytoskeleton resulting in a stabilized polarization in cells of two types, Dictyo-stelium amoebae and cultured mammalian fibroblasts, is compared. It is suggested that there are two levels of reorganization: basal level reorganization of actin-myosin cortex and a higher level of reorganization of microtubules and intermediate filaments.Keywords
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