Dynamic protrusions mediate unique crawling motility in Asgard Archaea (Promethearchaeota)
Philipp Radler, Tobias Viehboeck, Zhen Hao Luo, Nevena Maslać, Katharina Schmidt, Robert Hauschild, Masaru Konishi Nobu, Silvia Bulgheresi, Theresia E. B. Stradal, Klemens Rottner, Hiroyuki Imachi, Michael Sixt, Christa Schleper
This study shows Asgard archaea use dynamic actin-based protrusions for crawling motility, similar to eukaryotic cells, and this process is inhibited by actin inhibitors.
bioRxiv · Nov 30, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology