Document Detail


Membrane traffic during cell locomotion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9719876     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The key role played by a polarised endocytic cycle in extending the front of a eukaryotic cell is now becoming established. Highlights that have occurred during the past year include the visualisation of vesicles fusing with the advancing edge of Physarum, directly leading to extensions of the cell; furthermore, the fusion of vesicles at the leading edge in plant pollen tubes appears to be controlled by a small GTPase, Rop 1, which is a plant homologue of the mammalian Rac. In animal cells, Rac appears to help determine where exocytosis occurs on the surface of a polarised cell. These and other observations illuminate how the endocytic cycle assists the locomotory process in animal cells.
Authors:
M S Bretscher; C Aguado-Velasco
Related Documents :
15866886 - Mnt-max to myc-max complex switching regulates cell cycle entry.
18237406 - On cycles in the transcription network of saccharomyces cerevisiae.
9789326 - Cellular microbiology: cycling into the millennium.
20013076 - Effect of rock inhibitor y-27632 on normal and variant human embryonic stem cells (hesc...
4045816 - Differential production of steroids by dispersed granulosa and theca interna cells from...
6811506 - Uptake of [3h]threonine in human colonic mucosa associated with carcinoma: an autoradio...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current opinion in cell biology     Volume:  10     ISSN:  0955-0674     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Opin. Cell Biol.     Publication Date:  1998 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-12-22     Completed Date:  1998-12-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8913428     Medline TA:  Curr Opin Cell Biol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  537-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
MRC Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. msb@mrc-imb.cam.ac.uk
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biological Transport
Cell Membrane / metabolism*
Cell Movement*
Endocytosis
Humans

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Protein toxins and membrane transport.
Next Document:  The role of ankyrin and spectrin in membrane transport and domain formation.