Research Highlights
Short, accessible highlights that summarize and put into context must-read papers related to cell migration.
December 2008
Tumour microenvironment: There goes the neighbourhood
Standfirst
The finding that signals emanating from infiltrating mast cells impact neurofibroma progression gives further insights into how tumour cells interact with their microenvironment during cancer progression.
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 908 - 909 (2008)doi:10.1038/nrm2539
Development: Dogma overturned
Standfirst
During early mouse development the embryo and extraembryonic structures are generated from the epiblast and the visceral endoderm, respectively; a new study now shows that a population of visceral endoderm cells also contributes to the developing embryo.
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 924 (2008)doi:10.1038/nrc2525
