Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
June 2011
An ABC of the Rho subfamily
Standfirst
RhoA and RhoC interact with different downstream targets to mediate distinct functions in cell migration and invasion.
Original research paper: J. Cell Biol. 193, 655-665 (2011)
Complex control of chemotaxis
Standfirst
β1 integrin stabilizes the N-WASP protein, which, in turn, acts to control internalization of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor to thereby promote chemotaxis.
Original research paper: EMBO J. 30, 1705-1718 (2011)