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ReviewNature reviews. Molecular cell biology2025

The role and regulation of integrins in cell migration and invasion.

Megan R Chastney, Jasmin Kaivola, Veli-Matti Leppänen, Johanna Ivaska

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Review in Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07420036 (An Open-label, Single-arm, Single-center Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Efficacy of a Novel PET Probe, 68Ga-SFB6-ZN01, in Patients With Malignant Tumors), which is not on this map. Cited by 117 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07420036 early_phase1not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

An Open-label, Single-arm, Single-center Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Efficacy of a Novel PET Probe, 68Ga-SFB6-ZN01, in Patients With Malignant Tumors

TypeinterventionalSponsorZhongnan HospitalRan2026 to 2028Enrolled98ConditionsNeoplasmsArms68Ga-SFB6-ZN01
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

117 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Megan R Chastney *Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9866-2322
Jasmin Kaivola *Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
Veli-Matti LeppänenTurku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
Johanna IvaskaTurku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. joivaska@utu.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-6556

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Integrin receptors are the main molecular link between cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM) as well as mediating cell-cell interactions. Integrin-ECM binding triggers the formation of heterogeneous multi-protein assemblies termed integrin adhesion complexes (IACs) that enable integrins to transform extracellular cues into intracellular signals that affect many cellular processes, especially cell motility. Cell migration is essential for diverse physiological and pathological processes and is dysregulated in cancer to favour cell invasion and metastasis. Here, we discuss recent findings on the role of integrins in cell migration with a focus on cancer cell dissemination. We review how integrins regulate the spatial distribution and dynamics of different IACs, covering classical focal adhesions, emerging adhesion types and adhesion regulation. We discuss the diverse roles integrins have during cancer progression from cell migration across varied ECM landscapes to breaching barriers such as the basement membrane, and eventual colonization of distant organs.

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Cell MovementIntegrinsNeoplasmsAnimalsCell AdhesionExtracellular MatrixFocal AdhesionsHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessIntegrins

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