Extracellular vimentin is sufficient to promote cell attachment, spreading, and motility by a mechanism involving N-acetyl glucosamine-containing structures
R. Bucki, D. Iwamoto, X. Shi, K. E. Kerr, F. J. Byfield, L. Suprewicz, K. Sklodowski, J. Sutaria, P. Misiak, A. Wilczewska, S. Ramachandran, A. Wolfe, M.-T. H. Thanh, E. Whalen, A. E. Patteson, P. Janmey
This study shows extracellular vimentin promotes cell attachment, spreading, and motility via N-acetyl glucosamine-containing structures, identifying a novel adhesion mechanism.
bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2022Biophysics