title: Robo-Enabled Tumor Cell Extrusion.
abstract: How aberrant cells are removed from a tissue to prevent tumor formation is a key question in cancer biology. Reporting in this issue of Developmental Cell, Vaughen and Igaki (2016) show that a pathway with an important role in neural guidance also directs extrusion of tumor cells from epithelial tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia. Electronic address: h.richardson@latrobe.edu.au.
authors.forename: Helena E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Neurobiology, Cajal Institute (CSIC), Avenida Doctor Arce, 37, Madrid 28002, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Portela
mesh_terms: D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic