T-Plastin reinforces membrane protrusions to bridge matrix gaps during cell migration

In vivo, cells migrate across a diverse landscape of extracellular matrix containing gaps which present a challenge for cells to protrude across. Here, the authors show that T-Plastin strengthens protrusive actin networks to promote protrusion, extracellular matrix gap-bridging, and cell migration.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Damien Garbett, Anjali Bisaria, Changsong Yang, Dannielle G. McCarthy, Arnold Hayer, W. E. Moerner, Tatyana M. Svitkina, Tobias Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18586-3