Some melanoma cancer cells may punch their way through the body
Cell membrane protrusions called “blebs” act as fists to help melanoma cells tunnel
![A greyish mass with a collection of protruding red blobs moves through 3D-looking yellow webbing on a black background](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/071524_cy_cancercell_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A cancer cell (blob at right in this 3D rendering) can “punch” its way through a tunnel of tissue (yellow) by extending and retracting blebs (red) through cytoskeletal cracks.
M.K. Driscoll et al/Developmental Cell 2024