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. 2006 Jun 30;125(7):1223-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.06.015.

Integrating adhesion, protrusion, and contraction during cell migration

Martin A Schwartz  1 , Alan Rick Horwitz
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Integrating adhesion, protrusion, and contraction during cell migration

Martin A Schwartz et al. Cell. .
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Cell migration is fastest when the strength of the adhesion between the cell and the substrate is neither too strong nor too weak. In this issue of Cell, reveal how adhesion and cytoskeletal dynamics are integrated to optimize migration speed.

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