A role for actin arcs in the leading-edge advance of migrating cells

Transient Frictional Slip between Integrin and the ECM in Focal Adhesions under Myosin II Tension

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Force generated by actomyosin contraction builds bridges between adhesive contacts

(2010) Olivier M Rossier et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Myosin II contributes to cell-scale actin network treadmilling through network disassembly

(2010) Cyrus A. Wilson et al.   NATURE

Electron tomography reveals unbranched networks of actin filaments in lamellipodia

(2010) Edit Urban et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Role of Focal Adhesions and Mechanical Stresses in the Formation and Progression of the Lamellum Interface

(2009) Tom Shemesh et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

The Shape of Motile Cells

(2009) Alex Mogilner et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Testing the lamella hypothesis: the next steps on the agenda

(2009) G. Danuser   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Shifting views on the leading role of the lamellipodium in cell migration: speckle tracking revisited

(2009) P. Vallotton et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Myosin II Activity Facilitates Microtubule Bundling in the Neuronal Growth Cone Neck

(2008) Dylan T. Burnette et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Traction stress in focal adhesions correlates biphasically with actin retrograde flow speed

(2008) Margaret L. Gardel et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Unravelling the structure of the lamellipodium

(2008) J.V. SMALL et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

Actin and α-actinin orchestrate the assembly and maturation of nascent adhesions in a myosin II motor-independent manner

(2008) Colin K. Choi et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Differentially oriented populations of actin filaments generated in lamellipodia collaborate in pushing and pausing at the cell front

(2008) Stefan A. Koestler et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Comparative Dynamics of Retrograde Actin Flow and Focal Adhesions: Formation of Nascent Adhesions Triggers Transition from Fast to Slow Flow

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