The Small GTPase Rac1 Increases Cell Surface Stiffness and Enhances 3D Migration Into Extracellular Matrices

Abstract Membrane ruffling and lamellipodia formation promote the motility of adherent cells in two-dimensional motility assays by mechano-sensing of the microenvironment and initiation of focal adhesions towards their surroundings. Lamellipodium formation is stimulated by small Rho GTPases of the R...

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Main Authors: Tom Kunschmann, Stefanie Puder, Tony Fischer, Anika Steffen, Klemens Rottner, Claudia Tanja Mierke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43975-0