One-dimensional cell motility patterns
Jonathan E. Ron, Pascale Monzo, Nils C. Gauthier, Raphael Voituriez, Nir S. Gov
Abstract
The authors propose a model that couples the force applied on the adhesion bonds to the length variations of the cell and to the polarization of the retrograde actin flow to explain cell migration patterns
Topics & Concepts
MotilityCell adhesionChemistryCell biologyCellActinAdhesionBiologyCell migrationBiophysicsActin cytoskeletonMyosinCell adhesion moleculeCellular Mechanics and InteractionsMathematical Biology Tumor GrowthMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies