title: Stochastic variations of migration speed between cells in clonal populations.
abstract: We combined microfluidic tools and molecular probes to monitor the migration speed of successive generations of cancer cells. We found that the migratory speed of individual cells changes stochastically from parent cells to their descendants, while the average speed of successive generations of cells remains constant. Further studies of the interrelations between cell migration and division processes may help identify the molecular determinants of cell speed and lead to new therapies to slow the invasion of cancer cells and delay metastases.
authors.affiliation: BioMEMS Resource Center, Division of Surgery, Science and Bioengineering, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 20129, USA.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: BioMEMS Resource Center, Division of Surgery, Science and Bioengineering, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 20129, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Irimia