Fibroblasts secrete fibronectin under lamellipodia in a microtubule- and myosin II–dependent fashion
Huet-Calderwood C, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Calderwood D. Fibroblasts secrete fibronectin under lamellipodia in a microtubule- and myosin II–dependent fashion. Journal Of Cell Biology 2022, 222: e202204100. PMID: 36416725, PMCID: PMC9699186, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202204100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFN secretionFocal adhesion dynamicsExtracellular matrixFocal adhesion formationSites of exocytosisLive-cell microscopyIntegrin-independent mannerCytoskeletal dynamicsFocal adhesionsAdhesion dynamicsRegulatory componentsMyosin IIIntact microtubulesCell polarizationCell adhesionIntegrin receptorsFN depositionLamellipodiaMicrotubulesFibronectinAdhesion formationNew adhesion formationFibroblastsII-dependent fashionCells