So far, yet so close: α-Catenin dimers help migrating cells get together.

J Cell Biol

National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England, UK

Published: November 2017

Epithelial cells in tissues use their actin cytoskeletons to stick together, whereas unattached cells make active plasma membrane protrusions to migrate. In this issue, Wood et al. (2017. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201612006) show that the junction component α-catenin is critical in freely moving cells to promote adhesion and migration.

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