Innate non-specific cell substratum adhesion.

Adhesion of motile cells to solid surfaces is necessary to transmit forces required for propulsion. Unlike mammalian cells, Dictyostelium cells do not make integrin mediated focal adhesions. Nevertheless, they can move rapidly on both hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces. We have found that adhesion...

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Main Authors: William F Loomis, Danny Fuller, Edgar Gutierrez, Alex Groisman, Wouter-Jan Rappel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3432024?pdf=render