Cell Signalling: Changing Shape Changes the Signal
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Recent experiments have revealed the existence of subcellular gradients of signalling molecules. A new modelling study shows that changes in cell shape or size allow gradient-controlled pathways to be turned on or off simply by altering the distance between the signal source and targets.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006