Heavy meromyosin binding microfilaments in epidermal cells during wound healing
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Archives of Dermatological Research
- Vol. 258 (1), 63-68
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00582868
Abstract
Studies have been conducted which demonstrate that heavy meromyosin binds to cortically positioned microfilaments in migrating epidermal cells during early stages of wound healing. This finding demonstrates the presence of actin within these nonmuscle cells and may suggest a role for this contractile protein during epidermal cell migration. Es wurde gezeigt, daß schweres Meromyosin mit peripheren Mikrofilamenten in auswandernden epidermalen Zellen während der ersten Stadien der Wundheilung in Bindung gebracht werden kann. Diese Befunde belegen die Anwesenheit von Actin in diesen nicht muskulären Zellen. Dieses Ergebnis dürfte für die Bewertung der Rolle dieses kontraktilen Proteins während der epidermalen Zellmigration von Bedeutung sein.Keywords
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