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Cells > Epithelial Cells > Endothelial Cells > Podosomes
Cells > Cellular Structures > Cell Surface Extensions > Podosomes

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Podosomes  

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Entry terms

  • Invadopodia
  • Invadopodium
  • Invadopodiums
  • Invadosome
  • Invadosomes

Scope note

  • Actin-rich adhesive structures found at the ventral surface of metazoan ENDOTHELIAL CELLS. When found in cultured cancer cells they are referred to as invadopodia. These are matrix-degrading structures composed of an ACTIN CYTOSKELETON core and an INTEGRINS-containing ring complex.

History note

  • 2016

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000069261

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