pseudopodium
Sign in to saveAlso known as GO:0031143, pseudopodial protrusion, pseudopod
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Research
6,051 papers- Intercellular communication in the brain through a dendritic nanotubular network.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2025
- Hidden networks in the brain.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2025
- Pseudopodium activation and inhibition signals in chemotaxis by Dictyostelium discoideum amoebae.Seminars in cell biology · 1990
- Pseudopodium dynamics and rapid cell movement in Dictyostelium Ras pathway mutants.Cell motility and the cytoskeleton · 2002
- Pseudopodium-enriched atypical kinase 1 regulates the cytoskeleton and cancer progression [corrected].Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2010
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Formation
- Via extracellular cue
- Without extracellular cue
- Functions
- Morphology
- Lamellipodia
- Filopodia
- Lobopodia
- Reticulopodia
- Axopodia
- References
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A pseudopod or pseudopodium (: pseudopods or pseudopodia) is a temporary arm-like projection of an eukaryotic cell membrane that is emerged in the direction of movement. Filled with cytoplasm, pseudopodia primarily consist of actin filaments and may also contain microtubules and intermediate filaments. Pseudopods are used for motility and ingestion. They are often found in amoebas.
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