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akihiko ito

Kindai University Faculty of Medicine

Sakai, Japan

Specialty Chief Editor

Cell Adhesion and Migration
claudia tanja mierke

Retired

Werdau, Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Cell Adhesion and Migration
wassim abou-kheir

Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon

Associate Editor

Cell Adhesion and Migration
maria s. balda

Institute of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London

London, United Kingdom

Associate Editor

Cell Adhesion and Migration

Cell Adhesion and Migration

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Editors

akihiko ito

claudia tanja mierke

wassim abou-kheir

maria s. balda

Articles

Cancer cells metastasize in several types of cancer via two distinct routes, probably based on mechanical signals

Decoding Rho GTPase signalling networks in directed cell migration

TNNT3 as a candidate node in breast cancer mechanobiology: current evidence, mechanistic models, and key knowledge gaps

Ubiquitination Mediated by RING-type E3 Ligases in the Progression of Digestive System Tumors: Mechanistic Insights and Potential Therapeutic Strategies

Research Topics

Adhesion Signaling in Cancer: Integrin Regulation, Cell Migration, and Genome Stability

Extracellular matrix in development and diseases

Visualizing sub-cellular organization and dynamics across scales in developing tissues: from molecules to organelles

Decoding Cancer Invasion: Adhesion, Migration, and the Emergence of Actionable Biomarkers in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning