Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
July 2009
Breast cancer metastasis: A micro-cascade
Standfirst
miR-31 specifically prevents breast cancer metastatic invasion by inhibiting the expression of a cohort of metastasis-promoting genes.
Original research paper: Cell 137, 1032-1046 (2009)
Centrosome orientation: Cell-cell contacts at PAR
Standfirst
The polarity protein PAR3 associates with dynein to regulate microtubule dynamics at cell–cell contacts and properly position the centrosome during directed migration.
Original research paper: Current Biology, published online 18 June 2009.