Leukocytes use their nucleus as a ruler to choose path of least resistance

Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 07:50 in Health & Medicine

How do mobile cell types like leukocytes or metastatic cancer cells reach their place of action during immune surveillance or cancer dissemination, respectively? Researchers have now shown that leukocytes use their nucleus as a ruler to screen their surroundings for the largest pores -- and thereby find the path of least resistance.

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