Research Highlights
This is an archive of research highlights generated between June 2005 and August 2011. These highlights summarize and put into context must-read papers related to cell migration.
April 2010
Inflammation: Travelling FASt
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CD95 (also known as FAS) interacts with CD95 ligand (also known as FASL) and promotes migration of myeloid cells to the site of injury.
Nature Reviews Immunology 10, 219 (2010)doi:10.1038/nri2754
Moving into the third dimension
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Two recent papers provide evidence that functional podosomes and invadopodia form in vivo and in 3D culture.
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 11, 231 (2010)doi:10.1038/nrm2869
Wound healing: Phoenix rising
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Caspases have a yin and yang role, promoting cell death in wound healing and tissue regeneration.
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 11, 232 - 233 (2010)doi:10.1038/nrm2877