Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
December 2009
Neuronal migration: Cadherin keeps order
Standfirst
Cadherin-2 mediates cell–cell adhesion and polarity of granule cells to drive their directional migration during cerebellar development.
Original research paper: PLoS Biology, published online 10 November 2009.
Adaptive actin dynamics: Smooth operator
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Dendritic cells possess an inherent mechanism for adapting their retrograde actin flow and polymerization that allows them to easily move between different substrates.
Original research paper: Nature Cell Biology, published online 15 November 2009.