Featured Articles
Each month we showcase exciting new cell migration articles from the literature.
August 2011
Tumour-associated fibroblasts and tumour cells: Partners in crime
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Caveolin-1 in tumour-associated fibroblasts induces tumour cells to invade and metastasize by remodelling the extracellular matrix through Rho-mediated contractility.
Original research paper: Cell 146, 148-163 (2011)
When cells collide
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The switch in polarity that enables a cell to move away from another cell during contact inhibition of locomotion involves an increase in microtubule dynamics.
Original research paper: J. Cell. Sci 124, 2642-2653 (2011)