Published 25 October 2004. doi:10.1083/jcb.200408047
The Rockefeller University Press, 0021-9525 $8.00
JCB, Volume 167, Number 2, 203-207
Coordinating cytoskeletal tracks to polarize cellular movements
Atsuko Kodama,
Terry Lechler, and
Elaine Fuchs
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021
Correspondence to Elaine Fuchs: fuchslb{at}rockefeller.edu
Abstract
For many years after the discovery of actin filaments and microtubules, it was widely assumed that their polymerization, organization, and functions were largely distinct. However, in recent years it has become increasingly apparent that coordinated interactions between microtubules and filamentous actin are involved in many polarized processes, including cell shape, mitotic spindle orientation, motility, growth cone guidance, and wound healing. In the past few years, significant strides have been made in unraveling the intricacies that govern these intertwined cytoskeletal rearrangements.
Abbreviations used in this paper: +TIP, plus endinteracting protein; MTOC, microtubule organizing center.

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