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Preferred term

Podosomes  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Invadopodia
  • Invadopodium
  • Invadosomes

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BH937JB6-X

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