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 2008
Actin branching: Coronin 1B vs. cortactin
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Coronin 1B antagonizes the actin branch stabilizing activity of cortactin by inducing the dissociation of the actin-related protein-2/3 (ARP2/3) complex from actin branches, thus regulating actin dynamics at the lamellipodia.
Original research paper: Cell 134, 828-842 (2008)
Cell adhesion: Talin shifts cell spreading into high gear
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The cytoskeletal protein talin functions as a molecular clutch that links the contracting actin cytoskeleton to extracellular matrix-bound integrins.
Original research paper: Nature Cell Biol. 10, 1062-1068 (2008)
