Research Highlights
Short, accessible highlights that summarize and put into context must-read papers related to cell migration.
April 2006
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p120-catenin mediates inflammatory responses in the skin through the activation of RhoA and NF-kB, which regulates the expression of proinflammatory cytokines.
Original research paper: Cell 124, 631&ndah;644
(2006)Bioluminescent quantum dots
Quantum dot conjugates that luminesce by bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) in the absence of external excitation have been developed for whole-animal in vivo imaging.
Original research paper: Nat. Biotechnol. 24, 339–343
(2006)From expression signatures to their regulators
A genetic linkage-based method identifies key molecular players that regulate cancer-associated changes in transcriptional signatures.
Original research paper:Nature Genet.
(05 March 2006)Showing the way home
Integrin α4β1 (VLA-4) facilitates the homing of bone-marrow-derived progenitor cells to the neovasculature.
Original research paper: J. Clin. Invest. 116, 652-662
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