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A variety of cells in the body are able to move. For instance, white blood cells migrate out of the capillaries into the tissue, and sperm use their tails for propulsion. Parts of a cell may exhibit movements, such as the cilia on the surface of certain cells or the chromosomes which are pulled by spindle fibres to the poles of the cell during cell division. Motility is thus not unique to muscle cells. However, in muscle cells rapid and forceful movement is a primary function, while in other cells it is secondary to other more important functions. Until recently, little was known about the processes underlying the movements of different kinds of cells. Abundant evidence now shows that the basic mechanisms of cellular movements are similar in different types of cells and are mediated by the interaction of contractile proteins.

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