Movie 2.

RGC growth cone expressing mNG-TOCA-1 (green) and GAP43-RFP (magenta), showing detail of filopodium formation, with two puncta of mNG-TOCA-1 moving laterally on the plasma membrane and coalescing before initiation. Image de-noised with nd-safir. Time relative to filopodium formation, scale bar 1 μm. 1 minute video acquired at 2 s per frame, replayed at 4 frames per second.

Filopodial protrusion driven by density-dependent Ena–TOCA-1 interactions

Thomas C. A. Blake, Helen M. Fox, Vasja Urbančič, Roshan Ravishankar, Adam Wolowczyk, Edward S. Allgeyer, Julia Mason, Gaudenz Danuser, and Jennifer L. Gallop

J Cell Sci 2024. 137:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jcs.261057