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.
April 2008
Intravasation and metastasis: Bringing up the rear
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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
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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)