Weak and tunable adhesion-clutch drives rapid cell migration and glioblastoma motility
Kentarou Baba, Ami Fukushi-Kumagaya, Megumi Morisaki, Ryosuke F. Takeuchi, Zhijie Xiao, Yoshikazu Nagashima, Mizuki Sakai, Yasuna Higashiguchi, Hiroko Katsuno‐Kambe, Asako Katsuma, Yoshihiro Ueda, Yuji Kamioka, Daisuke Kawauchi, Tatsuo Kinashi, Yonehiro Kanemura, Naoyuki Inagaki
The paper identifies a weak, integrin-independent adhesion-clutch mechanism involving shootin1 and L1 that enables rapid cell migration and glioblastoma motility by transmitting weak traction forces.
bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology