Cell motility: complex dynamics at the leading edge

Curr Biol. 1997 Mar 1;7(3):R164-7. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(97)70079-4.

Abstract

The intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is a useful model for general actin-based cell motility, because it recruits host actin and associated proteins for movement. Recent data have shown that these associated proteins include the Ena/VASP family of proteins and the actin-related proteins Arp2 and Arp3.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acanthamoeba / chemistry
  • Acanthamoeba / ultrastructure
  • Actin-Related Protein 2
  • Actins / physiology
  • Animals
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / physiology
  • Cell Movement*
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / physiology
  • Fungal Proteins / physiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes / physiology
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Phosphoproteins / physiology
  • Protozoan Proteins / physiology
  • Yeasts / physiology

Substances

  • Actin-Related Protein 2
  • Actins
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • ENA-VASP proteins
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein