Research Highlights
Short, accessible highlights that summarize and put into context must-read papers related to cell migration.
November 2009
Development: Splitting off
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A new study identifies bipotent neuromesodermal progenitors as key players in embryonic differentiation.
Nature Reviews Genetics 10, 738 - 739 (2009)doi:10.1038/nrg2688
T cells: Crawling into the brain
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Real-time imaging shows that effector T cells crawl into the central nervous system (CNS) with the help of phagocytes.
Nature Reviews Immunology 9, 752 - 753 (2009)doi:10.1038/nri2663
Genetics: Becoming mobile
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In vivo RNA interference screening has identified new cancer genes that are involved in cell motility and the progression of lymphoma.
Nature Reviews Cancer 9, 766 - 767 (2009)doi:10.1038/nrc2750
MicroRNA: Stage-specific signatures
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Expression profile analysis reveals that the microRNA signatures change at distinct stages of tumorigenesis.
Nature Reviews Cancer 9, 766 - 767 (2009)doi:10.1038/nrc2752
