Immune Cell Serves as an Essential Communications Link for Migrating Cells
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered that macrophages, a common type of cell in the vertebrate immune system, can transmit messages between non-immune cells. Their paper, published online Feb. 16 in the journal Science, is the first reported instance of macrophages relaying messages over a long distance between non-immune cells.