--- _id: '1321' 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." article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Alexander F full_name: Leithner, Alexander F id: 3B1B77E4-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Leithner orcid: 0000-0002-1073-744X - first_name: Alexander full_name: Eichner, Alexander id: 4DFA52AE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Eichner - first_name: Jan full_name: Müller, Jan id: AD07FDB4-0F61-11EA-8158-C4CC64CEAA8D last_name: Müller - first_name: Anne full_name: Reversat, Anne id: 35B76592-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Reversat orcid: 0000-0003-0666-8928 - first_name: Markus full_name: Brown, Markus id: 3DAB9AFC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Brown - first_name: Jan full_name: Schwarz, Jan id: 346C1EC6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Schwarz - first_name: Jack full_name: Merrin, Jack id: 4515C308-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 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 id: 48AD8942-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 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 id: 4C7D837E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 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 id: 41E9FBEA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 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. 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