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.
June 2010
Tumorigenesis: Hormonally driven
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Two papers indicate that mammary stem cells can respond to changes in the levels of oestrogen and progesterone despite lacking receptors for both of these hormones.
Nature Reviews Cancer 10, 451 (2010)doi:10.1038/nrc2880
Metastasis: Pushing on through
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Regulators of cell invasion in nematode worms identify novel metastasis genes.
Nature Reviews Cancer 10, 452 - 453 (2010)doi:10.1038/nrc2878
Melanoma: Don't let sleeping cells lie
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Two recent papers increase our understanding of mechanisms that might keep primary melanoma and metastases in check.
Nature Reviews Cancer 10, 452 - 453 (2010)doi:10.1038/nrc2884
The changing faces of cancer cells
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Cancer stem cells might arise by the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 11, 466 (2010)doi:10.1038/nrm2923