Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
April 2011
Keeping young and mobile with β-PIX
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β-PIX enhances RAC1 activation and lamellipodial protrusion in focal adhesions, thereby preventing their maturation and promoting cell migration.
Original research paper: Nat. Cell Biol., published online 20 March 2011
A dynamic discovery
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Psidin is identified as an F-actin-binding protein with a conserved function in regulating protrusion dynamics and cell migration.
Original research paper: Genes Dev., published online 15 March 2011