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. 2003 Jul;5(1):5-7.
doi: 10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00202-8.

How does a cell anchor and invade an organ?

Benjamin Podbilewicz  1
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How does a cell anchor and invade an organ?

Benjamin Podbilewicz. Dev Cell. 2003 Jul.
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In multicellular organisms, most cells are confined to a particular tissue. However, some cells invade organs during normal development and in diseases (e.g., angiogenesis and cancer). Recent studies reveal a fascinating step-by-step process in which specific vulval cells induce and attract a single gonadal cell to invade an epithelial tubular organ in order to connect the uterus to the vulva in C. elegans.

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