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A protein molecule that 'glues' cells together and so has a key role in cancer is also responsible for many other important functions of cells, a new study has found.

By Ramis-Conde, Ignacio Drasdo, Dirk; Anderson, Alexander R A; Chaplain, Mark A J ABSTRACT In this article, we show, using a mathematical multiscale model, how cell adhesion may be regulated by interactions between E-cadherin and beta-catenin and how the control of cell adhesion may be related to cell migration, to the epithelial- mesenchymal transition and to invasion in populations of eukaryotic cells.

By Amabile, Nicolas Heiss, Christian; Real, Wendy May; Minasi, Petros; McGlothlin, Dana; Rame, Eduardo J; Grossman, William; De Marco, Teresa; Yeghiazarians, Yerem Rationale: Circulating microparticles (MPs) are submicron membrane fragments shed from damaged or activated vascular cells.