Integrin-mediated adhesion in the unicellular holozoan Capsaspora owczarzaki
H. Parra-Acero, M. Harcet, N. Sanchez-Pons, E. Casacuberta, N. H. Brown, O. Dudin, I. Ruiz-Trillo
This study shows that the unicellular holozoan Capsaspora owczarzaki uses integrins for cell-substrate adhesion, suggesting integrin-mediated adhesion predates animals.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2020Evolutionary Biology