Macrophages are exceptionally invasive cells. In a recent article in Science, Akhmanova et al. describe a novel mechanism facilitating macrophage infiltration into a tightly packed tissue in Drosophila embryos. Ectodermal cell rounding and division enhance macrophage entry by detaching the dividing cells from the underlying extracellular matrix.

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巨噬细胞，入侵大师

巨噬细胞是极具侵袭性的细胞。在最近发表在《科学》杂志上的一篇文章中，Akhmanova 等人。描述了一种促进巨噬细胞渗入果蝇胚胎紧密组织的新机制。外胚层细胞变圆和分裂通过将分裂的细胞与下面的细胞外基质分离来增强巨噬细胞的进入。