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Nature Cell Biology 8, 781–782 (1 August 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncb0806-781

Front and back by Rho and Rac

Keith Burridge & Renee Doughman

During directed cell migration, it is important that protrusion is restricted to the front of a cell and does not occur at the rear or sides. On page 803 of this issue, Ohta et al. provide evidence for a novel mechanism by which Rac-mediated protrusive activity may be suppressed by Rho activity and thus be confined to regions of the cell where Rho activity is low.