Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
April 2008
Intravasation and metastasis: Bringing up the rear
Standfirst
Blocking the tetraspanin CD151 prevents de-adhesion of the cell rear and inhibits tumour cell migration at two critical steps during metastasis: detachment from the primary tumour and intravasation.
Original research paper: Cancer Cell 13, 221-234 (2008)
Cell migration: Nudel-ity turns Cdc42 on
Standfirst
Nudel increases levels of active Cdc42 at the leading edge of migrating cells by sequestering a specific Cdc42 negative regulator, Cdc42GAP.
Original research paper: Dev. Cell 14, 342-353 (2008)