Novel form of growth cone motility involving site-directed actin filament assembly
Forscher P, Lin C, Thompson C. Novel form of growth cone motility involving site-directed actin filament assembly. Nature 1992, 357: 515-518. PMID: 1608453, DOI: 10.1038/357515a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin filament assemblyFilament assemblyNeuronal growth conesCortical F-actin networkMembrane-cytoskeletal interfaceF-actin assemblyF-actin networkGrowth conesGrowth cone migrationGrowth cone motilityExtracellular signalsBacterial parasiteMembrane proteinsCell movementCytoskeletal structuresIntracellular movementDevelopmental processesBead movementCell locomotionCone migrationMorphogenic changesMotile cellsAxonal guidanceCone motilityCellular mechanisms