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Research library: Migration/Polarity

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Contact inhibition of locomotion in vivo controls neural crest directional migration
Carlos Carmona-Fontaine et al.
Nature 456, 957–961
(18 December 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07441
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Generation of cell polarity in plants links endocytosis, auxin distribution and cell fate decisions
Pankaj Dhonukshe et al.
Nature 456, 962–966
(18 December 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07409
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A role for VEGF as a negative regulator of pericyte function and vessel maturation
Joshua I. Greenberg et al.
Nature 456, 809–813
(11 December 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07424
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X-linked and cellular IAPs modulate the stability of C-RAF kinase and cell motility
Taner Dogan et al.
Nature Cell Biology 10, 1447–1455
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1804
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The S100A8–serum amyloid A3–TLR4 paracrine cascade establishes a pre-metastatic phase
Sachie Hiratsuka et al.
Nature Cell Biology 10, 1349–1355
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1794
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From cells to organs: building polarized tissue
David M. Bryant & Keith E. Mostov
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 887–901
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nrm2523
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Crosstalk between small GTPases and polarity proteins in cell polarization
Sandra Iden & John G. Collard
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 846–859
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nrm2521
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The actin regulator coronin 1A is mutant in a thymic egress–deficient mouse strain and in a patient with severe combined immunodeficiency
Lawrence R Shiow et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 1307–1315
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.1662
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Immunodeficiency: when T cells are stuck at home
Kristin A Hogquist
Nature Immunology 9, 1207–1208
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/ni1108-1207
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Planar polarization in embryonic epidermis orchestrates global asymmetric morphogenesis of hair follicles
Danelle Devenport & Elaine Fuchs
Nature Cell Biology 10, 1257–1268
(November 2008) doi:10.1038/ncb1784
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Bad hair days for mouse PCP mutants
Jeffrey D. Axelrod
Nature Cell Biology 10, 1251–1253
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1108-1251
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Coordinated protein sorting, targeting and distribution in polarized cells
Ira Mellman & W. James Nelson
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 833–845
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nrm2525
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The calcium-activated nonselective cation channel TRPM4 is essential for the migration but not the maturation of dendritic cells
Gaëtan Barbet et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 1148–1156
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.1648
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MYO5B mutations cause microvillus inclusion disease and disrupt epithelial cell polarity
Thomas Müller et al.
Nature Genetics 40, 1163–1165
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/ng.225
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Blebs lead the way: how to migrate without lamellipodia
Guillaume Charras & Ewa Paluch
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 730–736
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/nrm2453
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Orchestrating the orchestrators: chemokines in control of T cell traffic
Shannon K Bromley, Thorsten R Mempel & Andrew D Luster
Nature Immunology 9, 970–980
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.f.213
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Talin depletion reveals independence of initial cell spreading from integrin activation and traction
Xian Zhang et al.
Nature Cell Biology 10, 1062–1068
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1765
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A tal(in) of cell spreading
Margaret Frame & Jim Norman
Nature Cell Biology 10, 1017–1019
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb0908-1017
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Identification of genes that regulate epithelial cell migration using an siRNA screening approach
Kaylene J. Simpson et al.
Nature Cell Biology 10, 1027–1038
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1762
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Neurogenin 2 controls cortical neuron migration through regulation of Rnd2
Julian Ik-Tsen Heng et al.
Nature 455, 114–118
(04 September 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07198
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Cancer as an overhealing wound: an old hypothesis revisited
Matthias Schäfer & Sabine Werner
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 628–638
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nrm2455
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Differently phosphorylated forms of the cortactin homolog HS1 mediate distinct functions in natural killer cells
Boyd Butler, Diana H Kastendieck & John A Cooper
Nature Immunology 9, 887–897
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.1630
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Distinct functions for HS1 in chemosensory versus adhesive signaling
Peter Beemiller & Matthew F Krummel
Nature Immunology 9, 833–834
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/ni0808-833
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Loss of Fat4 disrupts PCP signaling and oriented cell division and leads to cystic kidney disease
Sakura Saburi et al.
Nature Genetics 40, 1010–1015
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/ng.179
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Nonmuscle myosin light-chain kinase mediates neutrophil transmigration in sepsis-induced lung inflammation by activating β2 integrins
Jingsong Xu et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 880–886
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.1628
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Nectins and nectin-like molecules: roles in contact inhibition of cell movement and proliferation
Yoshimi Takai, Jun Miyoshi, Wataru Ikeda & Hisakazu Ogita
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 603–615
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nrm2457
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PTEN functions to 'prioritize' chemotactic cues and prevent 'distraction' in migrating neutrophils
Bryan Heit et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 743–752
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.1623
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PTEN gives neutrophils direction
Daniel D Billadeau
Nature Immunology 9, 716–718
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/ni0708-716
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WAVE and Arp2/3 jointly inhibit filopodium formation by entering into a complex with mDia2
Petra Beli, Debora Mascheroni, Dalu Xu & Metello Innocenti
Nature Cell Biology 10, 849–857
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1745
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Membrane potential shifts caused by diffusible guidance signals direct growth-cone turning
Makoto Nishiyama, Melanie J von Schimmelmann, Kazunobu Togashi, William M Findley & Kyonsoo Hong
Nature Neuroscience 11, 762–771
doi:10.1038/nn.2130
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RhoA and microtubule dynamics control cell–basement membrane interaction in EMT during gastrulation
Yukiko Nakaya, Erike W. Sukowati, Yuping Wu & Guojun Sheng
Nature Cell Biology 10, 765–775
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1739
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Breaking down EMT
Romain Levayer & Thomas Lecuit
Nature Cell Biology 10, 757–759
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb0708-757
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A gene regulatory network orchestrates neural crest formation
Tatjana Sauka-Spengler & Marianne Bronner-Fraser
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 557–568
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nrm2428
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The surprisingly diverse ways that prokaryotes move
Ken F. Jarrell & Mark J. McBride
Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 466–476
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nrmicro1900
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Angiogenesis selectively requires the p110α isoform of PI3K to control endothelial cell migration
Mariona Graupera et al.
Nature 453, 662–666
(29 May 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06892
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Mechanism of shape determination in motile cells
Kinneret Keren et al.
Nature 453, 475–480
(22 May 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06952
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Biophysics: Cells get in shape for a crawl
Jason M. Haugh
Nature 453, 461–462
(22 May 2008); doi:10.1038/453461a
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Detection, clinical relevance and specific biological properties of disseminating tumour cells
Klaus Pantel, Ruud H. Brakenhoff & Burkhard Brandt
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 329–340
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2375
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Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase and nutrient-sensing mTOR pathways control T lymphocyte trafficking
Linda V Sinclair et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 513–521
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.1603
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Moving out: mobilizing activated T cells from lymphoid tissues
Gabriel Berstein & Robert T Abraham
Nature Immunology 9, 455–457
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/ni0508-455
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Rapid leukocyte migration by integrin-independent flowing and squeezing
Tim Lämmermann et al.
Nature 453, 51–55
(1 May 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06887
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Genome-wide screen reveals APC-associated RNAs enriched in cell protrusions
Stavroula Mili, Konstadinos Moissoglu & Ian G. Macara
Nature 453, 115–114
(1 May 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06888
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CCR7 and its ligands: balancing immunity and tolerance
Reinhold Förster, Ana Clara Davalos-Misslitz & Antal Rot
Nature Reviews Immunology 8, 362–371
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nri2297
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Fusion of tumour cells with bone marrow-derived cells: a unifying explanation for metastasis
John M. Pawelek & Ashok K. Chakraborty
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 377–386
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2371
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Integration of growth and specification in chick wing digit-patterning
Matthew Towers, Ruth Mahood, Yili Yin & Cheryll Tickle
Nature 452, 882–886
(17 April 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06718
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Autotaxin, an ectoenzyme that produces lysophosphatidic acid, promotes the entry of lymphocytes into secondary lymphoid organs
Hidenobu Kanda, Rebecca Newton, Russell Klein, Yuka Morita, Michael D Gunn & Steven D Rosen
Nature Immunology 9, 415–423
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/ni1573
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A new player in lymphocyte homing
Dietmar Vestweber & Martin K Wild
Nature Immunology 9, 347–348
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/ni0408-347
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Plexin-A2 and its ligand, Sema6A, control nucleus–centrosome coupling in migrating granule cells
Julie Renaud et al.
Nature Neuroscience 11, 440–449
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2064
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Transcription factor KLF2 regulates the migration of naive T cells by restricting chemokine receptor expression patterns
Eric Sebzda, Zhiying Zou, John S Lee, Tao Wang & Mark L Kahn
Nature Immunology 9, 292–300
(March 2008); doi:10.1038/ni1565
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Innocents abroad: regulating where naive T cells go
Barrett J Rollins
Nature Immunology 9, 233–235
(March 2008); doi:10.1038/ni0308-233
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NGF-promoted axon growth and target innervation requires GITRL–GITR signaling
Gerard W O'Keeffe, Humberto Gutierrez, Pier Paolo Pandolfi, Carlo Riccardi & Alun M Davies
Nature Neuroscience 11, 135–142
(February 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2034
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The microRNAs miR-373 and miR-520c promote tumour invasion and metastasis
Qihong Huang et al.
Nature Cell Biology 10, 202–210
(February 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1681
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PDK1 regulates cancer cell motility by antagonising inhibition of ROCK1 by RhoE
Sophie Pinner & Erik Sahai
Nature Cell Biology 10, 127–137
(February 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1675
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Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule promotes leukocyte trafficking into the central nervous system
Romain Cayrol et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 137–145
(February 2008); doi:10.1038/ni1551
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Lymphocyte transmigration in the brain: a new way of thinking
Boris P-L Lee & Beat A Imhof
Nature Immunology 9, 117–118
(February 2008); doi:10.1038/ni0208-117
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Dscam and Sidekick proteins direct lamina-specific synaptic connections in vertebrate retina
Masahito Yamagata & Joshua R. Sanes
Nature 451, 465–469
(24 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06469
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Neurite arborization and mosaic spacing in the mouse retina require DSCAM
Peter G. Fuerst, Amane Koizumi, Richard H. Masland & Robert W. Burgess
Nature 451, 470–474
(24 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06514
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Coordinated regulation of Arabidopsisthaliana development by light and gibberellins
Suhua Feng et al.
Nature 451, 475–479
(24 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06448
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A molecular framework for light and gibberellin control of cell elongation
Miguel de Lucas et al.
Nature 451, 480–484
(24 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06520
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Netrin signal transduction and the guanine nucleotide exchange factor DOCK180 in attractive signaling
Xiaoling Li, Xue Gao, Guofa Liu, Wencheng Xiong, Jane Wu & Yi Rao
Nature Neuroscience 11, 28–35
(January 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2022
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The lysophosphatidic acid receptor LPA1 links pulmonary fibrosis to lung injury by mediating fibroblast recruitment and vascular leak
Andrew M Tager et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 45–54
(January 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1685
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From lung injury to fibrosis
Klaus Ley & Alexander Zarbock
Nature Medicine 14, 20–21
(January 2008); doi:10.1038/nm0108-20
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Endogenous human microRNAs that suppress breast cancer metastasis
Sohail F. Tavazoie et al.
Nature 451, 147–152
(10 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06487
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The sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 causes tissue retention by inhibiting the entry of peripheral tissue T lymphocytes into afferent lymphatics
Levi G Ledgerwood et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 42–53
(January 2008); doi:10.1038/ni1534
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Ciliary proteins link basal body polarization to planar cell polarity regulation
Chonnettia Jones et al.
Nature Genetics 40, 69–77
(January 2008); doi:10.1038/ng.2007.54
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Basal bodies, kinocilia and planar cell polarity
Jeffrey D Axelrod
Nature Genetics 40, 10–11
(January 2008); doi:10.1038/ng0108-10
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Semaphorin-3A guides radial migration of cortical neurons during development
Gang Chen et al.
Nature Neurobiology 11, 36–44
(January 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2018
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