Chemotaxis in shallow gradients is mediated independently of PtdIns 3-kinase by biased choices between random protrusions

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-200

  Andrew, Natalie ^a   Insall, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; CHEMOATTRACTANT; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPODIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; CHEMOTAXIS; CHROMONES; DICTYOSTELIUM; HUMANS; MORPHOLINES; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

DICTYOSTELIUM; EUKARYOTA; PSEUDOPODA;

EID: 33947206045     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb1536     Document Type: Article

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