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.
March 2008
Platelets aggregation: Kindlin' integrin activation
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The platelet protein Kindlin-3 activates integrins by binding to their cytoplasmic β tails upon blood vessel injury, thus allowing efficient platelet aggregation and preventing blood loss.
Original research paper: Nature Medicine, published online 17 February (2008)
Germ cell migration: CXCR7 clearing the way
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The zebrafish receptor CXCR7 sequesters SDF-1a, allowing the formation of an active chemoattractant gradient that is necessary for the correct migration of primordial germ cells.
Original research paper: Cell 132, 463-473 (2008)