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.
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)