Actin and PIP3 waves in giant cells reveal the inherent length scale of an excited state

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 127, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 4507-4517

  Gerhardt, Matthias ^a   Ecke, Mary ^b   Walz, Michael ^a   Stengl, Andreas ^b   Beta, Carsten ^a   Gerisch, Günther ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin waves; Cell fusion; Cell polarity; Excitable systems; PIP3 signals

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PIP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5-TRIPHOSPHATE; POLYPHOSPHOINOSITIDE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SIZE; CELL SURFACE; DEGRADATION; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; EXCITATION; GIANT CELL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; STEADY STATE; VELOCITY; CELL MOTION; CELL POLARITY; DICTYOSTELIUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; DICTYOSTELIUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GIANT CELLS; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL PHOSPHATES;

EID: 84914134485     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.156000     Document Type: Article

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