Induced cortical tension restores functional junctions in adhesion-defective carcinoma cells
Cancer cells can disrupt cell-to-cell junctions, thus allowing migration and metastasis. Here starting from a chemical screening, Ito et al. reconstitute a step-by-step mechanism linking microtubule depolymerization and epithelial cell junction restoration.
Main Authors: | Shoko Ito, Satoru Okuda, Masako Abe, Mari Fujimoto, Tetsuo Onuki, Tamako Nishimura, Masatoshi Takeichi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01945-y |
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