Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
August 2010
Cell migration: ESCRTed by integrin degradation
Standfirst
Integrin ubiquitination mediates lysosomal degradation of fibronectin–integrin complexes, thereby controlling cell migration.
Original research paper: Dev. Cell 19, 148-59 (2010)
Mechanical tension: Sensing the force
Standfirst
A new biosensor reveals that stabilization of focal adhesions under tension requires the recruitment of vinculin and transmission of force across this molecule, processes that are regulated separately.
Original research paper: Nature 466, 263-266 (2010)