January 2007

• p120-Catenin and p190RhoGAP Regulate Cell-Cell Adhesion by Coordinating Antagonism between Rac and Rho

  G Wildenberg et al.
  Original research paper: Cell 127
  (1 December 2006); doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.046

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• WIP Regulates the Stability and Localization of WASP to Podosomes in Migrating Dendritic Cells

  H Chou et al.
  Original research paper: Current Biology 16
  (5 December 2006); doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.037

  Abstract

• Rac-WAVE-mediated actin reorganization is required for organization and maintenance of cell-cell adhesion

  D. Yamazaki, T. Oikawa & T. Takenawa
  Original research paper: Journal of Cell Science 120
  (12 December 2006); doi: 10.1242/jcs.03311

  Abstract

• Probing the integrin-actin linkage using high-resolution protein velocity mapping CMC

  C. M. Brown et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Cell Science 119
  (15 December 2006); doi: 10.1242/jcs.03321

  Abstract

• Cadherins in development: cell adhesion, sorting, and tissue morphogenesis

  J. M. Halbleib & W. J. Nelson
  Original research paper: Genes & Development 20
  (1 December 2006); doi: 10.1101/gad.1486806

  Abstract

• RhoA Mediates Cyclooxygenase-2 Signaling to Disrupt the Formation of Adherens Junctions and Increase Cell Motility

  Y.-W. E. Chang, J. W. Marlin, T. W. Chance & R. Jakobi
  Original research paper: Cancer Research 66
  (15 December 2006); doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-1818

  Abstract

• Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 Disrupts E-Cadherin-Containing Adherens Junctions and Increases Scattering and Motility of MCF7 Breast Carcinoma Cells

  M. Shtutman et al.
  Original research paper: Cancer Research 66
  (17 November 2006); doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-2106

  Abstract

• A Ras Inhibitor Tilts the Balance between Rac and Rho and Blocks Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Dependent Glioblastoma Cell Migration

  L. Goldberg & Y. Kloog
  Original research paper: Cancer Research 66
  (15 December 2006); doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-1878

  Abstract

• PI(3)K has an important context-dependent role in neutrophil chemokinesis

  G. John Ferguson et al.
  Original research paper: Nature Cell Biology 9 86 - 91
  (17 December 2006); doi: 10.1038/ncb1517

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• ATP Release Guides Neutrophil Chemotaxis via P2Y2 and A3 Receptors

  Y. Chen et al.
  Original research paper: Science 314
  (15 December 2006); doi: 10.1126/science.1132559

  Abstract

• S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase is localized at the front of chemotaxing cells, suggesting a role for transmethylation during migration

  S. Shu et al.
  Original research paper: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103
  (26 December 2006); doi: 10.1073/pnas.0609385103

  Abstract

• The WASP–WAVE protein network: connecting the membrane to the cytoskeleton

  Tadaomi Takenawa & Shiro Suetsugu
  Original research paper: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 8 37 - 48
  doi: 10.1038/nrm2069

  Abstract

• Smurf1 regulates tumor cell plasticity and motility through degradation of RhoA leading to localized inhibition of contractility

  E. Sahai, R. Garcia-medina, J. Pouyssegur & E. Vial
  Original research paper: The Journal of Cell Biology 176
  (2 January 2007); doi: 10.1083/jcb.200605135

  Abstract

• Lack of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein Correlates with a Decrease in Cell Migration and Overall Changes in Microtubule Stability

  K. Kroboth et al.
  Original research paper: Molecular Biology of the Cell 18
  (3 January 2007); doi: 10.1091/mbc.E06-03-0179

  Abstract

• Rho Kinase Differentially Regulates Phosphorylation of Nonmuscle Myosin II Isoforms A and B during Cell Rounding and Migration

  J. C. Sandquist et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Biological Chemistry 281
  (14 September 2006); doi: 10.1074/jbc.M605343200

  Abstract

• Ena/VASP proteins mediate repulsion from ephrin ligands

  I. R. Evans, T. Renne, F. B. Gertler & C. D. Nobes
  Original research paper: Journal of Cell Science 120
  (15 January 2007); doi: 10.1242/jcs.03333

  Abstract

• Synaptotagmin 3 deficiency in T cells impairs recycling of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and thereby inhibits CXCL12 chemokine-induced migration

  A. Masztalerz et al.
  Original research paper: Journal of Cell Science 120
  (15 January 2007); doi: 10.1242/jcs.03328

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• Mesoangioblast stem cells ameliorate muscle function in dystrophic dogs

  Maurilio Sampaolesi et al.
  Original research paper: Nature 444 574 - 579
  (15 November 2006); doi: 10.1038/nature05282

  Abstract

• Neural recognition molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily: signaling transducers of axon guidance and neuronal migration

  Patricia F Maness & Melitta Schachner
  Original research paper: Nature Neuroscience 10 19 - 26
  (26 December 2006); doi: 10.1038/nn1827

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• MEKK4 Signaling Regulates Filamin Expression and Neuronal Migration

  M Sarkisian et al.
  Original research paper: Neuron 52
  (7 December 2006); doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.10.024

  Abstract

• Control of cell polarity and motility by the PtdIns(3,4,5)P₃ phosphatase SHIP1

  Miki Nishio et al.
  Original research paper: Nature Cell Biology 9 36 - 44
  (17 December 2006); doi: 10.1038/ncb1515

  Abstract

• Leading-edge research: PtdIns(3,4,5)P₃ and directed migration

  Jonathan Franca-koh, Yoichiro Kamimura & Peter N. Devreotes
  Original research paper: Nature Cell Biology 9 15 - 17
  doi: 10.1038/ncb0107-15

  Abstract

• p38 kinase regulates epidermal growth factor receptor downregulation and cellular migration

  
  Original research paper: The EMBO Journal 25 5683 - 5692
  (13 December 2006); doi: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601457

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