Open AccessFood for thought: How cell adhesion coordinates nutrient sensing
Author(s) -
Hellyeh Hamidi,
Johanna Ivaska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology/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.202103128
Subject(s) - biology , cell adhesion , nutrient sensing , focal adhesion , microbiology and biotechnology , adhesion , cell , cell growth , signal transduction , nutrient , biochemistry , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Cell adhesion controls cell survival and proliferation via multiple mechanisms. Rabanal-Ruiz et al. (2021. J. Cell Biol.https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202004010) demonstrate that focal adhesions are key signaling hubs for cellular nutrient sensing and signaling.