Term Name: substrate-dependent cell migration, cell attachment to substrate
Synonyms: substrate-bound cell migration, cell attachment to substrate
Definition: The formation of adhesions that stabilize protrusions at the leading edge of a migrating cell; involves integrin activation, clustering, and the recruitment of structural and signaling components to nascent adhesions.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006931]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: substrate-dependent cell migration
is a type of: cell-substrate adhesion
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of substrate-dependent cell migration, cell attachment to substrate
positively regulated by: positive regulation of substrate-dependent cell migration, cell attachment to substrate
regulated by: regulation of substrate-dependent cell migration, cell attachment to substrate