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.

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Main Authors: Shoko Ito, Satoru Okuda, Masako Abe, Mari Fujimoto, Tetsuo Onuki, Tamako Nishimura, Masatoshi Takeichi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/554ba8c618d44f11bae72fc3ef5831e2
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