cell migration

Contact inhibition of locomotion by adhesion receptors prevents cancer cells from eating each other. 

In vitro and mouse experiments show how cancer cells forced through tiny pores—mimicking the physical experience of metastasis—resisted programmed cell death and avoided detection by the immune cells that would normally kill them.

Researchers explore the idea that molecular patterns in individual cells could underlie the development of a left and a right in animals.

The biologist’s undergraduate-centered lab allows students to play a meaningful role in research.

The genes promote the migration of endothelial cells outside of the uterus, a characteristic of both endometriosis and endometrial cancers, a study of mice and human tissue finds.

An increased production of ribosomes may underlie cell migration and relate to cancer metastasis, according to a new study.

Similarities in gene expression hint at the origin of a certain type of pancreatic tumor that predominantly afflicts women.

Scientists develop a micropatterning device to study cell behavior. 

A team of scientists was unable to replicate controversial, high-profile findings published in 2011.

Fibroblasts help tumors metastasize by paving a “migration highway” through the extracellular matrix, scientists report.

Propolis, a natural product used by honeybees to repair their hives, stimulates hair growth in shaved mice.

A vacation from your lab doesn’t have to mean a break from fascinating developments on the life science front.

Collective cell migration relies on a directional signal that comes from the moving cluster, rather than from external cues.

Watch the cell transplant experiments in zebrafish that suggest certain embryonic cells rely on intrinsic directional cues for collective migration.

Tracking the shadows cast by sperm reveals their precise 3-D movements.

The methodology behind an experiment that used the Oris Pro Cell Migration Assay to track the travels of cancer cells.

Cell-based assays are popular for high-throughput screens, where they strike a balance between ease of use and similarity to the human body that researchers aim to treat.