Open AccessWhen cancer cells can't let go
Author(s) -
Mitch Leslie
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb.1852iti3
Subject(s) - biology , cancer , cancer cell , cancer research , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Like a climber scaling a rock face, a migrating cancer cell has to keep a tight grip on the surface but also let go at the right moment to move ahead. [Chan et al.][1] reveal that the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) coordinates these processes to permit forward movement.![Figure][2] The
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