Review Article

Actin Dynamics Associated with Focal Adhesions

Figure 1

Actin networks in cell migration and organization of nascent adhesions and focal adhesions. Left, scheme of a migrating cell displaying characteristic actin structures: lamellipodial and filopodial actin networks and the three classes of stress fibers (transverse arcs, dorsal stress fibers, ventral stress fibers). Right, actin-binding proteins in focal complexes and focal adhesions. PM, plasma membrane; ECM, extracellular matrix.
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