Newly identified protein enables cells to sense surroundings and anchor in the right places

A combined team of researchers from the University of Geneva and the University of Tampere has identified a protein that plays a major role in enabling cells to perceive their environment and also to anchor in the right places. In their paper published in the journal Communications Biology, the group describes experiments they conducted that involved combining photoactivation, FA isolation and molecular biology to better understand how cells form focal adhesions.