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Chemotaxis in the absence of PIP3 gradients.
Current biology : CB - 1 May 2007
Hoeller Oliver, Kay Robert R
Abstract excerpt
Chemotaxing neutrophils and Dictyostelium amoebae produce in their plasma membranes the signaling lipid PI(3,4,5)P3 (PIP3) in gradients, which are orientated with the external chemotactic gradient and have been proposed to act as an internal compass, guiding movement of the cell. Evidence for and...
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