Sentences with phrase «along filopodia»
Then, according to Mothes, «viruses «surf» along filopodia to efficiently infect cells by using the underlying retrograde flow of actin.»
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«If we find a kinase that regulates filopodial bridge formation or a kinase that facilitates virus surfing along a filopodium,» he says, these enzymes can be targeted to thwart infection.
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Analysis of cellular localization of known actin cross-linking proteins in mouse melanoma B16F1 cells revealed that fascin was specifically localized along the entire length of all filopodia, whereas other actin cross-linkers were not.