Welcome to the July 2009 Cell Migration Update, your one-stop resource for news, highlights and research on cell migration.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Specially written Editor's reviews of the hottest new articles
Breast cancer metastasis: A micro-cascade
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miR-31 specifically prevents breast cancer metastatic invasion by inhibiting the expression of a cohort of metastasis-promoting genes.
Original research paper: Cell 137, 1032-1046 (2009)
Centrosome orientation: Cell-cell contacts at PAR
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The polarity protein PAR3 associates with dynein to regulate microtubule dynamics at cell–cell contacts and properly position the centrosome during directed migration.
Original research paper: Current Biology, published online 18 June 2009.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Synopses of important recent articles
Breast cancer: Metastasis on the brain
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A new study shows that breast cancer metastasis to the brain usually occurs after metastasis to other organs because cells must be capable of not only general extravasation but also of passing through the blood-brain barrier.
Nature Reviews Cancer 9, 460 - 461 (2009)
Coronin switches roles in actin disassembly depending on the nucleotide state of actin
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It has been shown that whether coronin inhibits or promotes cofilin-mediated actin disassembly depends on the nucleotide state of actin.
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 10, 441 (2009)
NEWS
The latest news selected from the CMC, Nature News and journals from the Nature family
Too few women in clinical trials?
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Cancer-drug studies fail to reflect true incidence of disease in the population.
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