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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Most migrating cells extrude their front by the force of actin polymerization.
Polymerization requires an initial nucleation step, which is mediated by factors
establishing either parallel filaments in the case of filopodia or branched filaments
that form the branched lamellipodial network. Branches are considered essential
for regular cell motility and are initiated by the Arp2/3 complex, which in turn
is activated by nucleation-promoting factors of the WASP and WAVE families. Here
we employed rapid amoeboid crawling leukocytes and found that deletion of the
WAVE complex eliminated actin branching and thus lamellipodia formation. The cells
were left with parallel filaments at the leading edge, which translated, depending
on the differentiation status of the cell, into a unipolar pointed cell shape
or cells with multiple filopodia. Remarkably, unipolar cells migrated with increased
speed and enormous directional persistence, while they were unable to turn towards
chemotactic gradients. Cells with multiple filopodia retained chemotactic activity
but their migration was progressively impaired with increasing geometrical complexity
of the extracellular environment. These findings establish that diversified leading
edge protrusions serve as explorative structures while they slow down actual locomotion.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: SSU
acknowledgement: "This work was supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Priority Program SP 1464 to T.E.B.S. and M.S., and European Research Council (ERC
GA 281556) and Human Frontiers Program grants to M.S.\r\nService Units of IST Austria
for excellent technical support."
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article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Alexander F
full_name: Leithner, Alexander F
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last_name: Leithner
orcid: 0000-0002-1073-744X
- first_name: Alexander
full_name: Eichner, Alexander
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last_name: Eichner
- first_name: Jan
full_name: Müller, Jan
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last_name: Müller
- first_name: Anne
full_name: Reversat, Anne
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last_name: Reversat
orcid: 0000-0003-0666-8928
- first_name: Markus
full_name: Brown, Markus
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last_name: Brown
- first_name: Jan
full_name: Schwarz, Jan
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last_name: Schwarz
- first_name: Jack
full_name: Merrin, Jack
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last_name: Merrin
orcid: 0000-0001-5145-4609
- first_name: David
full_name: De Gorter, David
last_name: De Gorter
- first_name: Florian
full_name: Schur, Florian
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last_name: Schur
orcid: 0000-0003-4790-8078
- first_name: Jonathan
full_name: Bayerl, Jonathan
last_name: Bayerl
- first_name: Ingrid
full_name: De Vries, Ingrid
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last_name: De Vries
- first_name: Stefan
full_name: Wieser, Stefan
id: 355AA5A0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Wieser
orcid: 0000-0002-2670-2217
- first_name: Robert
full_name: Hauschild, Robert
id: 4E01D6B4-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Hauschild
orcid: 0000-0001-9843-3522
- first_name: Frank
full_name: Lai, Frank
last_name: Lai
- first_name: Markus
full_name: Moser, Markus
last_name: Moser
- first_name: Dontscho
full_name: Kerjaschki, Dontscho
last_name: Kerjaschki
- first_name: Klemens
full_name: Rottner, Klemens
last_name: Rottner
- first_name: Victor
full_name: Small, Victor
last_name: Small
- first_name: Theresia
full_name: Stradal, Theresia
last_name: Stradal
- first_name: Michael K
full_name: Sixt, Michael K
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last_name: Sixt
orcid: 0000-0002-6620-9179
citation:
ama: Leithner AF, Eichner A, Müller J, et al. Diversified actin protrusions promote
environmental exploration but are dispensable for locomotion of leukocytes. Nature
Cell Biology. 2016;18:1253-1259. doi:10.1038/ncb3426
apa: Leithner, A. F., Eichner, A., Müller, J., Reversat, A., Brown, M., Schwarz,
J., … Sixt, M. K. (2016). Diversified actin protrusions promote environmental
exploration but are dispensable for locomotion of leukocytes. Nature Cell Biology.
Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb3426
chicago: Leithner, Alexander F, Alexander Eichner, Jan Müller, Anne Reversat, Markus
Brown, Jan Schwarz, Jack Merrin, et al. “Diversified Actin Protrusions Promote
Environmental Exploration but Are Dispensable for Locomotion of Leukocytes.” Nature
Cell Biology. Nature Publishing Group, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb3426.
ieee: A. F. Leithner et al., “Diversified actin protrusions promote environmental
exploration but are dispensable for locomotion of leukocytes,” Nature Cell
Biology, vol. 18. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 1253–1259, 2016.
ista: Leithner AF, Eichner A, Müller J, Reversat A, Brown M, Schwarz J, Merrin J,
De Gorter D, Schur FK, Bayerl J, de Vries I, Wieser S, Hauschild R, Lai F, Moser
M, Kerjaschki D, Rottner K, Small V, Stradal T, Sixt MK. 2016. Diversified actin
protrusions promote environmental exploration but are dispensable for locomotion
of leukocytes. Nature Cell Biology. 18, 1253–1259.
mla: Leithner, Alexander F., et al. “Diversified Actin Protrusions Promote Environmental
Exploration but Are Dispensable for Locomotion of Leukocytes.” Nature Cell
Biology, vol. 18, Nature Publishing Group, 2016, pp. 1253–59, doi:10.1038/ncb3426.
short: A.F. Leithner, A. Eichner, J. Müller, A. Reversat, M. Brown, J. Schwarz,
J. Merrin, D. De Gorter, F.K. Schur, J. Bayerl, I. de Vries, S. Wieser, R. Hauschild,
F. Lai, M. Moser, D. Kerjaschki, K. Rottner, V. Small, T. Stradal, M.K. Sixt,
Nature Cell Biology 18 (2016) 1253–1259.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:51:21Z
date_published: 2016-10-24T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-03-27T23:30:16Z
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