substrate-dependent cell migration, cell attachment to substrate
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.
GO:0031589
cell-substrate adhesion
is_a
GO:0006929
substrate-dependent cell migration
part_of
substrate-bound cell migration, cell attachment to substrate
exact