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.
December 2006
Actin dynamics and membrane traffic: A coordinated effort
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An interaction between the exocyst and an Arp2/3 subunit regulates the actin cytoskeleton at the leading edge.
Original research paper: Nature Cell Biology 8, 1383-1388 (2006)
Membrane blebbing: Go with the flow
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Myosin contraction and cytoplasmic flow power the formation of bleb-like protrusions in primordial germ cells.
Original research paper: Dev. Cell 11, 613-627 (2006)