February 2009

• Mechanically Activated Integrin Switch Controls α5β1 Function

  Friedland, J. C., Lee, M. H. and Boettiger, D.
  Science
  (30 January 2009); doi: 10.1126/science.1168441

  Abstract

• Age-associated changes of extracellular matrix collagen impair lung cancer cell migration

  Bartling, B. et al.
  The FASEB Journal
  (24 December 2008); doi: 10.1096/fj.08-122648

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• MACC1, a newly identified key regulator of HGF-MET signaling, predicts colon cancer metastasis

  Stein, Ulrike et al.
  Nature Medicine
  (21 December 2008); doi: 10.1038/nm.1889

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• Disrupting functional interactions between platelet chemokines inhibits atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic mice

  Koenen, Rory R et al.
  Nature Medicine
  (4 January 2009); doi: 10.1038/nm.1898

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• Dcx reexpression reduces subcortical band heterotopia and seizure threshold in an animal model of neuronal migration disorder

  Manent, Jean-Bernard et al.
  Nature Medicine
  (21 December 2008); doi: 10.1038/nm.1897

  Abstract

• Calcium flickers steer cell migration

  Wei, Chaoliang et al.
  Nature
  (31 December 2008); doi: 10.1038/nature07577

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• Estrogenic GPR30 signalling induces proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells through CTGF

  Prakash pandey, Deo et al.
  The EMBO Journal
  (15 January 2009); doi: 10.1038/emboj.2008.304

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• The Sphingolipid Transporter Spns2 Functions in Migration of Zebrafish Myocardial Precursors

  Kawahara, A. et al.
  Science
  (23 January 2009); doi: 10.1126/science.1167449

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• MTDH Activation by 8q22 Genomic Gain Promotes Chemoresistance and Metastasis of Poor-Prognosis Breast Cancer

  Hu, G et al.
  Cancer Cell
  (6 January 2009); doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2008.11.013

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• The Spinster Homolog, Two of Hearts, Is Required for Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Signaling in Zebrafish

  Osborne, N et al.
  Current Biology
  (9 December 2008); doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.10.061

  Abstract

• The cytoskeleton and cancer

  Hall, Alan
  Cancer and Metastasis Reviews
  (21 January 2009); doi: 10.1007/s10555-008-9166-3

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• Integrins in cell migration - the actin connection

  Vicente-manzanares, M., Choi, C. K. and Horwitz, A. R.
  Journal of Cell Science
  (15 January 2009); doi: 10.1242/jcs.018564

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• JAM-A promotes neutrophil chemotaxis by controlling integrin internalization and recycling

  Cera, M. R. et al.
  Journal of Cell Science
  (15 January 2009); doi: 10.1242/jcs.037127

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• Spontaneous phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling dynamics drive spreading and random migration of fibroblasts

  Weiger, M. C. et al.
  Journal of Cell Science
  (6 January 2009); doi: 10.1242/jcs.037564

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• The SAM domain of the RhoGAP DLC1 binds EF1A1 to regulate cell migration

  Zhong, D. et al.
  Journal of Cell Science
  (6 January 2009); doi: 10.1242/jcs.027482

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• A common cofilin activity cycle in invasive tumor cells and inflammatory cells CMC

  Van rheenen, J., Condeelis, J. and Glogauer, M.
  Journal of Cell Science
  (6 January 2009); doi: 10.1242/jcs.031146

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• The cell migration molecule UNC-53/NAV2 is linked to the ARP2/3 complex by ABI-1

  Schmidt, K. L. et al.
  Development
  (15 February 2009); doi: 10.1242/dev.016816

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• Trihydrophobin 1 interacts with PAK1 and regulates ERK/MAPK activation and cell migration

  Cheng, C. et al.
  Journal of Biological Chemistry
  (9 January 2009); doi: 10.1074/jbc.M806144200

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• Electrical fields in wound healing—An overriding signal that directs cell migration

  Zhao, M
  Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology
  (25 December 2008); doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.12.009

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• MIG-17/ADAMTS controls cell migration by recruiting nidogen to the basement membrane in C. elegans

  Kubota, Y. et al.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  (30 December 2008); doi: 10.1073/pnas.0804055106

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• Gγ1, a Downstream Target for the hmgcr-Isoprenoid Biosynthetic Pathway, Is Required for Releasing the Hedgehog Ligand and Directing Germ Cell Migration

  Deshpande, Girish, Godishala, Anuradha, Schedl, Paul and Rulifson, Eric
  PLoS Genetics
  (9 January 2009); doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000333

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• Collective Cell Migration Drives Morphogenesis of the Kidney Nephron

  Vasilyev, Aleksandr et al.
  PLoS Biology
  (1 January 2009); doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000009

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• Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1 Promotes Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion by Inducing the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 and 9

  Song, H. et al.
  Cancer Research
  (20 January 2009); doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-3379

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• Smad Ubiquitination Regulatory Factor 2 Promotes Metastasis of Breast Cancer Cells by Enhancing Migration and Invasiveness

  Jin, C. et al.
  Cancer Research
  (20 January 2009); doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-1463

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• Transcriptional Repression of Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Contributes to p53 Control of Breast Cancer Invasion

  Sankpal, N. V. et al.
  Cancer Research
  (20 January 2009); doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-2708

  Abstract

• Regulation of the Rac GTPase pathway by the multi-functional Rho GEF Pebble is essential for mesoderm migration in the Drosophila gastrula

  Impel, A. v. et al.
  Development
  (28 January 2009); doi: 10.1242/dev.026203

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