Cells in the developing heart must find the perfect match, much like a game of microscopic speed dating. Using filopodia—tiny ...

The infection altered the morphology of the cells, inducing the formation of filopodia and the loss of stress fibers. Quantitative analysis of the filopodia revealed an increase in their number and ...

Researchers have used advanced imaging to reveal how the protein fascin flexibly bundles actin filaments into hexagonal structures within filopodia, which are essential for cell movement but can also ...

Cell migration and polarization is controlled by signals in the environment. Migrating cells typically form filopodia that extend from the cell surface, but the precise function of these structures in ...

In the vertebrate central nervous system, exploratory filopodia transiently form on dendritic branches to sample the neuronal environment and initiate new trans-neuronal contacts. While much is known ...