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Cell Migration: Cooperation between Myosin II Isoforms in Durotaxis

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1 Cell Migration: Cooperation between Myosin II Isoforms in Durotaxis
Miguel Vicente-Manzanares  Current Biology  Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages R28-R29 (January 2013) DOI: /j.cub Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Rigidity correlates directly with NMII-A assembly, NMII-B rearward localization and cell polarization, and inversely with NMII-A phosphorylation on Ser1943. Cells tend to move from compliant to stiff substrates via durotaxis. Stiff substrates promote the non-polarized assembly of NMII-A (red) into mini-filaments, which are necessary for NMII-B assembly and polarization. Conversely, soft substrates do not support NMII-A assembly nor NMII-B assembly/polarization. Soft substrates promote NMII-A phosphorylation on Ser1943, which may constitute a mechanism to inhibit the formation of large filaments. Current Biology  , R28-R29DOI: ( /j.cub ) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions


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