Mesenchymal cell migration on the extracellular matrix (ECM) is crucial for embryonic development, wound healing and tumour metastasis. It commences with the formation of a lamellipodium at the cell ...

The physical link between integrin adhesion receptors and the actin cytoskeleton mediates bidirectional transmission of force and biochemical signals across the plasma membrane. This link is essential ...

Talin is a protein that controls cellular attachment and movement, but its malfunctioning also allows cancer cells to spread. DCL1 is a tumor-suppressing protein. But scientists don’t fully understand ...

Researchers at Tampere University, Finland, have published new results in collaboration with an international research network that help to understand the biological phenomena mediated by cell ...