Nuclear segmentation facilitates neutrophil migration

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Neutrophils are among the fastest-moving immune cells. Their speed is critical to their function as 'first responder' cells at sites of damage or infection, and it has been postulated that the unique segmented nucleus of neutrophils functions to assist their rapid migration. Here, we tested this hypothesis by imaging primary human neutrophils traversing narrow channels in custom-designed microfluidic devices....

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