Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature. Access to featured primary research articles from journals in the Nature family is free for three months.
August 2006
FilGAP: Counteracting protrusion
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The discovery of FilGAP, a Rho-regulated protein that inactivates Rac, sheds new light on the crosstalk between RhoGTPases.
Original research paper: Nature Cell Biology 8, 803-814 (2006)
Myosin II: Moving in top gear
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Myosin II regulates adhesion and cytoskeletal dynamics to induce maximal migration velocity.
Original research paper: Cell 125, 1361-1374 (2006)