Computer-assisted analysis of filopod formation and the role of myosin II heavy chain phosphorylation in Dictyostelium

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2225-2237

  Heid, Paul J ^a   Geiger, Jeremy ^a   Wessels, Deborah ^a   Voss, Edward ^a   Soll, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D DIAS reconstruction; Cell migration; Dictyostelium discoideum; Filopodia; Myosin II heavy chain phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN II;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM; FILOPODIUM; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS; DICTYOSTELIUM; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MUTATION; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSIN TYPE II; PHOSPHORYLATION; PSEUDOPODIA;

DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; PSEUDOPODA; UROPODA;

EID: 21044443926     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02342     Document Type: Article

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