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.
July 2007
Collective migration: Bringing up the rear
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Two independent chemokine receptors that respond to the same signal ensure the coordinated movement of primordial cells during zebrafish posterior lateral line system development.
Original research paper: Curr. Biol. 17, 1026-1031
Autologous chemotaxis: Following your own guide
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Cancer cells secrete their own chemotactic cues to direct their migration towards lymphatic vessels.
Original research paper: Cancer Cell 11, 526-538