Welcome to the May 2012 Cell Migration Update, your one-stop resource for news, highlights and research on cell migration.
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Whacked and Rab35 polarize dynein-motor-complex-dependent seamless tube growth
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Nature Cell Biology
Lymphatic and interstitial flow in the tumour microenvironment: linking mechanobiology with immunity
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Nature Reviews Cancer
Dimensional and temporal controls of three-dimensional cell migration by zyxin and binding partners
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Nature Communications
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Cells need Arp2/3 to remain en route from A to B
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A deficiency in ARPC3 reveals a requirement for the Arp2/3 complex in the generation of lamellipodia and in fibroblast persistent directional migration.
Original research paper: J. Cell Biol. 197, 239-251 (2012)
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Synopses of important recent articles
Ovarian cancer: Driving force
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Actomyosin-mediated contractility in ovarian cancer cells induces mesothelial cells to de-adhere and move away, facilitating penetration of the mesothelial barrier during metastasis.
Nature Reviews Cancer 11, 538 - 539 (2011)
Innate immunity: Neutrophil U-turn fans the flames
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The expression of junctional adhesion molecule C in endothelial cells is required to prevent reverse transendothelial migration of neutrophils.
Nature Reviews Immunology 11, 498 (2011)