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The first physical step in directional motility is the extension of cellular processes termed pseudopods [ 11 ] . Pseudopodia are flattened, fan shape cellular protrusions enriched in signaling molecules and cytoskeletal elements including filamentous actin, which is preferentially nucleated at the leading edge of a migrating cell [ 12 ] . A key candidate for regulation of the T lymphocyte actin cytoskeleton is the GTP-binding protein Rho.
More myosin-II is recruited to the furrow cortex when D. discoideum cells are flattened by agar overlay when compared to cells grown under standard conditions on the surface of a culture plate [ 18 ] . Flattening a cell by agar overlay may increase the apparent stiffness of the cell by introducing tension into the cortex from increased hydrostatic pressure.
In short, he's flattened the evangelical crusade of the old religious right into mainstream conservative politics.
In secondary follicles, BMP-4 mRNA was present at moderate levels in an outer layer of flattened cells (the TE) and in a subset of TIC adjacent to these cells (Fig.
and I had a Brown's Beach jacket with a reddish thorn in one of the pockets, which was my toothpick for thirty-five years, and a vest to match, and a flattened acorn I kept in the darkness; and I had a pencil