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New View on Endothelial Cell Migration: Switching Modes of Migration Based on Matrix Composition

Kerstin Kick,K. Nekolla,2 Authors,S. Zahler

2016 · DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.116.307870
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 19 Citations

TLDR

It is shown that, surprisingly, ECs can evade the pharmacological inhibition of central signaling pathways involved in migration (contractility, small GTPases, and proteolysis) by shifting gears between modes of migration.