Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
June 2009
Inflammation-induced metastasis: Moving at a Snail's pace
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The inflammatory cytokine TNF
stabilizes the transcription factor Snail via the NF
B pathway, thus promoting cell migration and tumour invasive properties.Original research paper: Cancer Cell 15, 416-428 (2009)
Interactions at the front: Arg(uing) with cortactin
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The Arg kinase interacts with and phosphorylates the Arp2/3 complex regulator cortactin, thus promoting adhesion-dependent cell protrusion.
Original research paper: J. Cell Biol. 185, 503-519 (2009)