Term Name: cytoplasmic actin-based contraction involved in cell motility
Synonyms:
Definition: The actin filament-based movement by which cytoplasmic actin filaments slide past one another resulting in a contraction that propels the cell from one place to another.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060327]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: cell motility
is a type of: actin-mediated cell contraction
has subtype: cytoplasmic actin-based contraction involved in forward cell motility cytoplasmic actin-based contraction involved in rearward cell motility substrate-dependent cell migration, cell contraction