Surprising role played by 'velcro protein' in cell migration

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Studying epithelial cells, the cell type that most commonly turns cancerous, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein that causes cells to release from their neighbors and migrate away from healthy mammary, or breast, tissue in mice. They also found that deletion of a cellular "Velcro protein" does not cause the single-celled migration expected.

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[Jackie07]

Glad to see the progress made in our knowledge of cancer ...