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Fibrillar Systems in Cell Motility

Goldman, Robert D.; Berg, Germaine; Bushnell, Anne; Chang, Cheng‐Ming; Dickerman, Lois; Hopkins, Nancy; Miller, Mary Louise; Pollack, Robert; Wang, Eugenia

Several types of cytoplasmic fibres are found in various cultured fibroblastic and epithelial-like cells (including the BHK-21 and BSC-1 cell lines): microtubules (about 25 nm in diameter), filaments (about 10 nm in diameter) and microfilaments (about 6 nm in diameter). The distribution, coordinated activities and the dynamic nature of these fibres suggest that they function in several aspects of cell motility, including cell spreading, locomotion and changes in cell shape during the normal life cycle.

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September 13, 2024