Research Highlights
Short, accessible highlights that summarize and put into context must-read papers related to cell migration.
February 2009
Lymphocyte migration: Getting to the site of action
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A recent study shows that T helper 17 (TH17) cells require the CC-chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) to migrate to specific sites in the intestine and that this receptor also has a role in regulating intestinal inflammation.
Nature Reviews Immunology 9, 75 (2009)doi:10.1038/nri2501
Inflammation: Orchestrating metastasis
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A new pathway has been uncovered between cancer cells and bone-marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) that stimulates BMDCs to create a microenvironment favourable for metastasis.
Nature Reviews Cancer 9, 76 (2009)doi:10.1038/nrc2598
