In mechanobiology, cells' forces have been considered fundamental to their enhanced function, including fast migration. But a group of researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington ...

A cell-based study reports that lipopolysaccharide boosts gallbladder cancer cell migration and invasion by potentiating ...

Laboratory experiments show the plant-derived neolignan Miliusin B kills HeLa cervical cancer cells selectively, triggers ...

Konstanz researchers identify an enzyme that plays a role in the migration of cells in our body—not only during normal tissue formation and wound healing, but also when tumor cells metastasize. This ...

"Cell movement is essential for cancer cells to spread from the primary tumor to secondary sites. Even though this is widely recognized as the key step in cancer progression, there are currently no ...

Cell migration underpins critical processes such as embryonic development, immune surveillance and tumour metastasis. The dynamics of motile cells arise from a complex interplay between intracellular ...

The innate immune response is the body's first line of defense against infection, and a successful immune defense takes a village: a combination of physical barriers, chemical attacks, and an army of ...

A new study integrated mathematical modeling with advanced imaging to discover that the physical shape of the fruit fly egg chamber, combined with chemical signals, significantly influences how cells ...

Traditional electrotaxis assays place electrodes directly into the cell culture medium, which inevitably drives current through the sample. That current can alter pH, create chemical gradients, and ...

Cell migration is a multistep process essential to various physiological functions, including immune cell movement and embryonic development, as well as pathological conditions like tumor metastasis.

From the hairs on our arms to the microscopic sensory structures of the inner ear, many tissues in the body are built with a clear sense of direction. To build these structures throughout development, ...