Abstract
When a cell crawls, part of its fluid cytoplasm briefly turns rigid. This transformation depends on the orderly assembly and disassembly of a protein scaffold.
MeSH terms
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Actins / metabolism
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Actins / ultrastructure
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Animals
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Blood Platelets / physiology
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Blood Platelets / ultrastructure
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Cell Movement / physiology*
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Cytoplasm
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Cytoskeleton / metabolism
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Cytoskeleton / ultrastructure
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Humans
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Neutrophils / physiology
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Neutrophils / ultrastructure