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.
May 2010
Development: Getting to the heart of the matter
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Coronary vessels sprout from the sinus venosus, migrate over the entire heart and mature into coronary arteries, capillaries and veins.
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 11, 312 - 313 (2010)doi:10.1038/nrm2898
Bacterial virulence: Modifying virulent behaviour
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A phosphoethanolamine transferase modifies the components of the flagella and lipo-oligosaccharide in the Campylobacter jejuni periplasm and links outer-membrane biogenesis and cell motility.
Nature Reviews Microbiology 8, 312 - 313 (2010)doi:10.1038/nrmicro2353
Therapy: A big step for targeting RNAs
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The findings from a preliminary report on a Phase I clinical trial of a targeted small interfering RNA drug and the use of an antagomir to target a microRNA associated with metastasis are discussed.
Nature Reviews Cancer 10, 313 (2010)doi:10.1038/nrc2848