Food for thought: How cell adhesion coordinates nutrient sensing

Hellyeh Hamidi; Johanna Ivaska

doi:10.1083/jcb.202103128

Food for thought: How cell adhesion coordinates nutrient sensing

J Cell Biol. 2021 May 3;220(5):e202103128. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202103128.

Authors

Hellyeh Hamidi¹, Johanna Ivaska^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
² Department of Life Technologies, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Abstract

Cell adhesion controls cell survival and proliferation via multiple mechanisms. Rabanal-Ruiz et al. (2021. J. Cell Biol.https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202004010) demonstrate that focal adhesions are key signaling hubs for cellular nutrient sensing and signaling.

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MeSH terms

Cell Adhesion
Focal Adhesions*
Nutrients
Signal Transduction*