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Cell adhesion

A melanoma cancer cell is labeled with invadopodia markers in fluorescence microscopy
14.06.2015

How does a cancer cell push its way out of the surrounding tissue?

A chicken heart muscle cell under a fluorescent microscope; the filaments consist of repeated subunits (bright dotted lines). The schematic representation shows three neighboring filaments; the black lines are the boundaries of their subunits, such that the lower filament is aligned with the middle one, while the upper one is not
26.02.2015
A new model shows that the filaments in heart muscle cells don't automatically keep the beat
 
(l-r) Dr. Ariel Livne, Prof. Benjamin Geiger and Dr. Eran Bouchbiner
14.08.2014

To understand how cells orient themselves, Weizmann Institute researchers turned to a model from physics

Cytoskeletal fibers (green) and adhesion sites (orange) grow when the Arp2/3 complex is present in its hybrid version (right) compared with the regular, seven-subunit version (left). When Arp2/3 is absent altogether, the fibers and the adhesion sites deteriorate (center)
19.05.2014

A seven-unit structure that helps a cell move can rearrange to help anchor it in place

(l-r) Profs. Benjamin Geiger and Joachim Spatz
23.05.2012

A biologist and a materials scientist create a new approach to understanding living cell mechanics

Non-polarized cell six hours after seeding onto a compliant fibronectin-coated substrate. Yellow shows paxillin, a protein associated with focal adhesions
16.01.2012

Sticky cells take their cues from the surface they adhere to

TAKING ACTION AT STEP 3: METASTASIS
01.09.2004
Fewer than 10 percent of cancer deaths are caused by tumors growing at their original site; in the majority of cases the...
'Biomechanical Switch' Regulates How Cells Stick Together And Communicate
28.02.2000
Weizmann Institute scientists propose a model regulating cell adhesion -- central to embryonic development, cellular movement...
Cell Peer Pressure
01.05.1999
Tell me who a cell's neighbors are, and I'll tell you how it looks and behaves
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Sticking Together to Thwart Cancer
01.05.1997

Neighborliness among cells can prevent cancer

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