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. 2020 Dec 21;55(6):671-672.
doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.11.026.

Letting Go to Move On: Membrane Detachment Initiates Protrusion

Patrick T Caswell  1
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Letting Go to Move On: Membrane Detachment Initiates Protrusion

Patrick T Caswell. Dev Cell. .
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Abstract

Membrane-cortex attachment plays key roles in controlling cell shape and integrity. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Welf et al. describe a new function for membrane-actin tethering in controlling where and when cells initiate new protrusions.

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  • Actin-Membrane Release Initiates Cell Protrusions.
    Welf ES, Miles CE, Huh J, Sapoznik E, Chi J, Driscoll MK, Isogai T, Noh J, Weems AD, Pohlkamp T, Dean K, Fiolka R, Mogilner A, Danuser G. Welf ES, et al. Dev Cell. 2020 Dec 21;55(6):723-736.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.11.024. Epub 2020 Dec 11. Dev Cell. 2020. PMID: 33308479 Free PMC article.

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