Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
October 2007
Par-Tiam1 complex: Persistently on Par
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Tiam1 and the Par polarity complex control cell polarity, chemotaxis and persistent cell migration of epidermal keratinocytes by affecting microtubule stability.
Original research paper: Curr. Biol. 9 Oct (2007), doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.08.035
Integrin adhesiveness: May the (shear) force be with you
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Immobilized chemokines promote T-lymphocyte migration in a shear stress-free environment, but induce integrin activation and adhesiveness in the presence of external shear forces.
Original research paper: Nat. Immunol. 8, 1076-1085 (2007)