Schematic of a rounded cell body (IMAGE)

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Schematic of a rounded cell body

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Schematic of a rounded cell body attached to a single fiber and held by actin retraction fiber cables (red) connecting adhesion clusters (green) with the cell cortex (blue).

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Image courtesy of Amrinder Nain.

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