Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
September 2007
Neural migration: Mind the (adherent) gap
Standfirst
The migration of neurons along radial glial fibres requires the adhesion properties of gap junctions, rather than their channel properties.
Original research paper: Nature 448, 901-907
The matrix trilogy: CD98hc, integrins and fibronectin
Standfirst
The transmembrane protein CD98hc interacts with integrins to induce RhoA-dependent cellular contractility leading to fibronectin matrix assembly.
Original research paper: J. Cell Biol. 178, 701-711