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Lamellipodia — The lamellipodium (pl. Lamellipodia) is a cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell. It contains a two dimensional actin mesh; the whole structure pulls the cell across a substrate (Alberts, et al, 2002). Within the… … Wikipedia
Cortactin — PDB rendering based on 1x69 … Wikipedia
Rho family of GTPases — The Rho family of GTPases is a family of small ( 21 kDa) signaling G protein (more specific, a GTPase), and is a subfamily of the Ras superfamily. The members of the Rho GTPase family have been shown to regulate many aspects of intracellular… … Wikipedia
Vinculin — PDB rendering based on 1qkr … Wikipedia
Growth cone — Image of a fluorescently labeled growth cone extending from an axon F actin (red) microtubules (green). A growth cone is a dynamic, actin supported extension of a developing axon seeking its synaptic target. Their existence was originally… … Wikipedia
Cytoskeleton — The eukaryotic cytoskeleton. Actin filaments are shown in red, microtubules in green, and the nuclei are in blue. The cytoskeleton (also CSK) is a cellular scaffolding or skeleton contained within a cell s cytoplasm and is made out of protein.… … Wikipedia
Wound healing — Hand abrasion … Wikipedia
Focal adhesion — In cell biology, focal adhesions (also cell matrix adhesions or FAs) are specific types of large macromolecular assemblies through which both mechanical force and regulatory signals are transmitted. More precisely, they can be considered as sub… … Wikipedia
Axon — For other uses, see Axon (disambiguation). Structure of a typical neuron Axon … Wikipedia
Cell (biology) — Allium cells in different phases of the cell cycle … Wikipedia
