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SUBMITTER: Proux-Gillardeaux V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1088364 | biostudies-literature | 2005 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Proux-Gillardeaux Véronique V Gavard Julie J Gavard Julie J Irinopoulou Theano T Mège René-Marc RM Galli Thierry T
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20050425 18
A role for endocytosis and exocytosis in cell migration has been proposed but not yet demonstrated. Here, we show that cellubrevin (Cb), an early endosomal v-SNARE, mediates trafficking in the lamellipod of migrating epithelial cells and partially colocalizes with markers of focal contacts. Expression of tetanus neurotoxin, which selectively cleaves Cb, significantly reduced the speed of migrating epithelial cells. Furthermore, expression of tetanus neurotoxin enhanced the adhesion of epithelial ...[more]