The entire intestinal epithelium is renewed every week due to cell division in the crypts coupled
with cell migration towards the villi and loss of cells by apoptosis at the tip of villi (Fig. 1A).
This study, published in the journal Microarrays, shows that lack of SOST in the bone microenvironment promotes the expression of many genes associated
with cell migration and / or invasion, including long non-coding RNA MALAT1 in prostate cancer, suggesting that SOST has an inhibitory effect on prostate cancer invasion.
Not exact matches
Adding two blood - borne proteins associated
with cancer
cell migration increases the predictive ability of the current biomarker for pancreatic cancer to detect early stage disease, a research team from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Consistent
with previous findings, Apc suppression in the animals activated the Wnt signaling pathway, which is known to control
cell proliferation,
migration, and survival.
In a new study, NAIST scientists, in collaboration
with researchers at the Osaka National Hospital and University of Tokyo, report that the L1
Cell Adhesion Molecule (L1 - CAM) is crucial for directed axon
migration.
The research team tested the
cells in dishes that were treated
with luteolin and found that
migration was inhibited by the plant compound.
The team is also planning further research to find out more about why pancreatic cancer
cells rely on PAK4 and what other proteins and pathways PAK4 is interacting
with to drive
cell growth and
migration.
They are associated
with the
cell cytoskeleton — a complex network of interlinking filaments inside the
cell that is necessary for
cell migration — making them viable targets for inhibiting
migration.
A study by Sofia J. Araújo, a Ramón y Cajal researcher
with the Morphogenesis in Drosophila lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), elucidates the genetic regulation of
cell migration.
The team from the Massachusetts General Hospital plans to use the microfluidic devices in synergy
with some more sophisticated molecular biology tools and identify the control factors of
cell migration speed.
Classical
cell migration experiments use uniformly coated glass plates
with the drawback that
cells adhere very strongly to the glass surface and move randomly in any direction.
In addition,
cells were stimulated
with a growth factor (PDGF) which led to fast
cell migration in only one direction lasting for many hours.
Mutations of RGS1 are associated
with several autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, and a drug targeting
cell migration has been approved to treat multiple sclerosis, he notes.
«In this study, we found that enhanced neuropilin - 1 (NRP - 1) and NEDD9 levels in endometrial and lung cancer positively correlated
with metastasis, while liver kinase B1 (LKB1) inhibited the
migration of cancer
cells.»
In particular, the research identified several genes regulated by methylation in the egg that are involved in
cell adhesion and
migration — both vital properties for
cells of the developing placenta in establishing connections
with maternal tissues to support embryo development.
The laboratory is working in collaboration
with Dr. Paula Foster to develop real - time cellular magnetic resonance imaging techniques as a means to track dendritic
cell migration in vivo in humans.
Zhang, X, de Chickera, S.N., Willert, C., Economopoulos, V., Noad, J., Rohani, R., Wang, A.Y., Leving, M.K., Scheid, E., Foley, R., Foster, P.J. and Dekaban, G.A. Non-invasive detection of the in vivo
migration of human monocyte - derived dendritic
cells into the popliteal lymph nodes of CB17 / scid mouse
with cellular MRI.
MicroRNA - 24 inhibits the proliferation and
migration of endothelial
cells in patients
with atherosclerosis by targeting importin - a3 and regulating inflammatory responses.
The expression of the proprotein convertase furin is strongly associated
with increased metastasis (
migration) of cancer
cells; this is thought to be due to its ability to activate the
cell surface enzymes responsible for extracellular matrix breakdown.
Nck enables directional
cell migration through the coordination of polarized membrane protrusion
with adhesion dynamics.
She has worked in prestigious Institutions like the NIH - NCI, Bethesda, Md and the MIT, Cambridge, MA and developed an internationally recognised research profile in tumour
cell migration and invasion
with over 65 publications and 2 patents to her name.
Laminin - 521 induce fast
migration of the
cells and laminin isoform specific activation of PI3K / Akt pathway through interaction
with α6β1 integrin.
Systematic knockdown of epigenetic enzymes identifies a novel histone demethylase PHF8 overexpressed in prostate cancer
with an impact on
cell proliferation,
migration and invasion.
Structural analogues
with similar binding properties may also be active against HIV infection, cancer
cell migration, and inflammatory disorders mediated by CXCR4.
Adhesion
with HA plays an important role in
cell migration and tumor growth.
Cancer
cells in intravital mouse models and in vitro display many «modes» of
migration, from single isolated
cells with round or elongated phenotypes to loosely - / non-adherent «streams» of
cells or collective
migration of
cell strands and sheets.
We found that the V+S + population expressed sets of genes that fell into major functional categories that were associated
with «
Cell adhesion» and «
Cell migration.»
Importantly, spreading and
migration do not occur
with cells expressing NG2 variants lacking the cytoplasmic domain of the proteoglycan, suggesting that interaction of NG2
with cytoplasmic ligands is required for these processes to take place.
Metastasis begins
with the invasion of tumor
cells into the stroma and
migration toward the blood stream.
We show for the first time that kahweol is an anti-angiogenic compound
with inhibitory effects in two in vivo and one ex vivo angiogenesis models,
with effects on specific steps of the angiogenic process: endothelial
cell proliferation,
migration, invasion and tube formation on Matrigel.
The broad objective of our research is to understand how epithelial
cells interact
with their microenvironment during
migration, focusing on the mechanism of
cell migration and the role of actin cytoskeleton in this process.
We showed that WDR47 shares functional characteristics
with LIS1 and participates in key microtubule - mediated processes, including neural stem
cell proliferation, radial
migration, and growth cone dynamics.
(A) Treatment of MDA - MB - 231
cells with 0.3 μM flavopiridol (Flvp) significantly impairs
cell migration as shown by the Transwell assay.
After eGFP - expressing CD4 + T
cells and WT counterparts were treated
with vehicle and indicated inhibitors, respectively, they were mixed
with the collagen gel and monitored for
cell migration.
A «WOW» maple syrup finding: Take this 2015 study reported in Oncology Reports: the researchers examined the effect of three grades of maple syrup (grades are based on the color of the syrup and ranges from light to darker
with color being influenced by time of year and processing technique) on the proliferation,
migration, and invasion of colorectal cancer (CRC)
cells in order to investigate whether maple syrup is suitable as a phytomedicine for cancer treatment.
And
with widenning of the Hadley
cell extent, would the seasonal
migration of the ITCZ also increase (and is that related to any changes in variability)?
Obviously, we are currently in transition and our global atmospheric
cell structures are going to shift rapidly
with broadly expanding Hadley
cell and collapsing Arctic
cell leading to meridional
migration of average cloud cover and reduced albedo.