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uropod

Known as: uropodium 
A membrane projection with related cytoskeletal components at the trailing edge of a cell in the process of migrating or being activated, found on… 
National Institutes of Health

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cell projectioncell trailing edge

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distal pole complexuropod membrane

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2014
2014
Proteomic profiling reveals that EhPC4 transcription factor induces cell migration through up-regulation of the 16-kDa actin-binding protein EhABP16 in Entamoeba histolytica.
2008
2008
The PCH family member proline-serine-threonine phosphatase-interacting protein 1 targets to the leukocyte uropod and regulates directed cell migration.
Pombe Cdc15 homology (PCH) family members have emerged as important regulators of membrane-cytoskeletal interactions. Here we… 
2005
2005
Plasma membrane organization is essential for balancing competing pseudopod- and uropod-promoting signals during neutrophil polarization and migration.
Exposure of neutrophils to chemoattractant induces cell polarization and migration. These behaviors require the asymmetric… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
The two poles of the lymphocyte: specialized cell compartments for migration and recruitment.
Chemotaxis, the directed migration of leukocytes towards a chemoattractant gradient, is a key phenomenon in the immune response… 
1986
1986
Behavioral transition of crayfish avoidance reaction in response to uropod stimulation.
Unilateral mechanical stimulation of a uropod elicited an avoidance reaction in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Depending upon… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Membrane activity and topography of F-Met-Leu-Phe-Treated polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Acute and sustained responses to chemotactic peptide.
The chemotactic peptide N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (f-Met-Leu-Phe) causes a dramatic stimulation of membrane ruffling… 
1982
1982
A Spiking Stretch Receptor with Centralcell Bodies in the Uropod Coxopodite of the Squat Lobster Galathea Strigosa (Crustacea, Anomura)
A proprioceptor located at the base of the uropod coxopodite in the telson of Galathea strigosa is described. The main component… 
1980
1980
Statocyst control of the uropod movement in response to body rolling in crayfish
Summary1.The steering movement of crayfish uropods in response to body rolling was analysed quantitatively.2.The uropod on the… 
1978
1978
Nonuniform distribution of concanavalin-A receptors and surface antigens on uropod-forming thymocytes
Uropods can form spontaneously in a variable fraction of mouse thymocytes incubated for 30--60 min in vitro at temperatures… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE LYMPHOCYTE IN IMMUNOLOGICAL REACTIONS IN VITRO
The motile lymphocyte in vitro has a prominent "tail" that becomes a means of "attachment" to other cells and debris during… 
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