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.
January 2011
Stem cells: Tumour stem cells generate vasculature
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Glioblastomas, which are highly angiogenic, contain stem-like cells that can differentiate into endothelial cells, indicating a new mechanism for tumour vascularization.
Nature Reviews Cancer 11, 4 (2011)doi:10.1038/nrc2989
B cells: Illuminating the dark zone
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Follicular helper T cells in the light zone of the germinal centre control whether B cells that have migrated into the light zone return to the dark zone to undergo clonal expansion.
Nature Reviews Immunology 11, 8 (2011)doi:10.1038/nri2906
Journal Club: ABL at the leading edge
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Studies using the ABL kinase inhibitor STI571 (imatinib) demonstrate that ABL is dynamically recruited to the leading edge of cells.
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 12, 8 (2011)doi:10.1038/nrm3026