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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 730–736 (1 September 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrm2453
Blebs lead the way: how to migrate without lamellipodia
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Abstract
Blebs are spherical membrane protrusions that are produced by contractions of the actomyosin cortex. Blebs are often considered to be a hallmark of apoptosis; however, blebs are also frequently observed during cytokinesis and during migration in three-dimensional cultures and in vivo. For tumour cells and a number of embryonic cells, blebbing migration seems to be a common alternative to the more extensively studied lamellipodium-based motility. We argue that blebs should be promoted to a more prominent place in the world of cellular protrusions.
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