Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
May 2009
Cdk5-dependent phosphorylation: Talin heads off
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Cdk5-dependent phosphorylation of the talin head domain prevents its interaction with Smurf1 and degradation, thus increasing talin head stability and promoting migration.
Original research paper: Nat. Cell Biol. 11, 624-630 (2009)
Development: Abrupt inhibition of cell migration
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The protein Abrupt is a point of convergence for the ecdysone and JAK-STAT pathways during border cell migration in the developing Drosophila oocyte.
Original research paper: Nat. Cell Biol. 11, 569-579 (2009)