Evolutionary cell biology: Closest unicellular relatives of animals crawl when squeezed

Katrina B. Velle; Lillian K. Fritz-Laylin

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.012

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Evolutionary cell biology: Closest unicellular relatives of animals crawl when squeezed

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Evolutionary cell biology: Closest unicellular relatives of animals crawl when squeezed

Katrina B. Velle and Lillian K. Fritz-Laylin

Current biology, Vol.31(7), pp.R353-R355

04/12/2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.012

PMID: 33848494

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Cell motility is critical for animal biology, but its evolutionary history is unclear. A new study reports blebbing motility - a form of cell crawling - in the closest living relative of animals, suggesting that the unicellular ancestors of animals could crawl.

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Title: Evolutionary cell biology: Closest unicellular relatives of animals crawl when squeezed
Creators: Katrina B. Velle - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lillian K. Fritz-Laylin - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Publication Details: Current biology, Vol.31(7), pp.R353-R355
Publisher: Elsevier
Number of pages: 3
Academic Unit: Department of Biology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.012
Record Identifier: 9914488980001301

Evolutionary cell biology: Closest unicellular relatives of animals crawl when squeezed

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