Mammalian Amoeboid Swimming is propelled by molecular and not protrusion-based paddling in Lymphocytes
Laurene Aoun, Paulin Nègre, Alexander Farutin, Nicolas Garcia-Seyda, Mohd Suhail Rizvi, Rémi Galland, Alphée Michelot, Xuan Luo, Martine Biarnes-Pelicot, C. Hivroz, Salima Rafai, Jean-Baptiste Sibarita, Marie-Pierre Valignat, Chaouqi Misbah, Olivier Theodoly
This study shows that lymphocytes swim using molecular paddling rather than protrusion-based movement, with propulsion driven by inhomogeneous treadmilling of the cell envelope.
bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2019 · PreprintBiophysics