HeLa cervical cancer cell. Fluorescence light micrograph of a HeLa cervical cancer cell stained for the cytoskeletal proteins actin (green) and tubuli
HeLa cervical cancer cell. Fluorescence light micrograph of a HeLa cervical cancer cell stained for the cytoskeletal proteins actin (green) and tubulin (red), and for nuclear DNA (blue). The interplay of cytoskeletal proteins drives cell motility (movement in the body). Mutations leading to abnormal cell motility can cause cancer cells to invade other tissues (metastasis). Study of the mechanisms by which cancer cells move through the body may lead to targeted therapies that reverse these processes. HeLa cells are a continuously cultured cell line of human cancer cells. They are immortal and so thrive in the laboratory. HeLa cells are widely used in biological and medical research.
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