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SUBMITTER: Geblinger D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2858020 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Geblinger Dafna D Addadi Lia L Geiger Benjamin B
Journal of cell science 20100407 Pt 9
Bone resorption by osteoclasts depends on the assembly of a specialized, actin-rich adhesive 'sealing zone' that delimits the area designed for degradation. In this study, we show that the level of roughness of the underlying adhesive surface has a profound effect on the formation and stability of the sealing zone and the associated F-actin. As our primary model substrate, we use 'smooth' and 'rough' calcite crystals with average topography values of 12 nm and 530 nm, respectively. We show that ...[more]