High cell membrane tension constrains the spread of cancer

ScienceDaily
Nov 8, 2021, 9:42 am137 pts
The membranes of cancer cells are more pliant than the membranes of normal cells. A research collaboration has discovered that cancer invasion and migration can be supressed in mice by manipulating the stiffness of the cell membrane. Hopefully this will contribute towards the development of new treatments that…

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