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It is generally accepted that the driving force for cell movement is provided by the dynamic reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, directing protrusion (lamellipodia and filopodia) at the front of the cell and retraction at the rear [ 30 31 ] . Although we have not examined the ultrastructure of the dermal fibroblasts at the edge of wound sites, we showed previously by electron microscopy that in the lens of SPARC-null mice numerous cellular processes extended into the ECM of the lens capsule [ 23 ] . We further showed that, in contrast to the abnormal filopodial projections at the lens cell-ECM interface, cell-cell contacts between the neighboring lens epithelial cells and between the lens epithelial and fiber cells were normal [ 23 ] . The results indicate that disassembly of cell-cell contacts between lens cells is not taking place, despite the forward movement of the lens cells into the ECM of the capsule.
Filopodia or microspikes extend actively from the cell surface, whereas retraction fibers are extensions that have been left behind by a retracting lamellipodium or that are derived from an attached filopodium.
In the current edition of his Report, Matt Drudge issues a non-retraction retraction, leading not with a concession but with word that the kid is "doing well" after learning of his non-paternity, and exulting in his column's once again having satisfied his readers' expectations of "details on events rocking and shocking those unfortunate souls who rise to power!"
In fibroblast models, inactivation of Rho causes retraction of pre-formed pseudopods with a resultant deposition of parallel tracks of thin dendritic processes [ 17 ] , a phenotype ultimately resembling that seen in C3 treated HPB-ALL.
"We have no intention of printing any retraction," he says.
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