Living tissues are active, multifunctional materials capable of generating, sensing,
withstanding and responding to mechanical stress. These capabilities enable tissues to …

In response to a variety of external cues, eukaryotic cells display varied migratory modes to
perform their physiological functions during development and in the adult. Aberrations in cell …

Fast amoeboid migration requires cells to apply mechanical forces on their surroundings via
transient adhesions. However, the role these forces play in controlling cell migration speed …

Microfluidic chips are valuable tools for studying intricate cellular and cell–microenvironment
interactions. Traditional in vitro cancer models lack accuracy in mimicking the complexities …

Motile cells can use and switch between different modes of migration. Here, we use traction
force microscopy and fluorescent labeling of actin and myosin to quantify and correlate …

The aim of this work is to quantify the spatio-temporal dynamics of flow-driven amoeboid
locomotion in small (∼ 100 μm) fragments of the true slime mold Physarum polycephalum …

Cellular traction force microscopy (TFM) requires knowledge of the mechanical properties of
the substratum where the cells adhere to calculate cell-generated forces from …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells that reside in peripheral tissues and are
responsible for initiating adaptive immune responses. As gatekeepers of the immune …

Many heterotrophic microbial eukaryotes are size‐selective feeders. Some microorganisms
increase their size by forming multicellular colonies. We used choanoflagellates …

Glioblastomas (GBMs) are aggressive and invasive cancers of the brain, associated with
high rates of tumour recurrence and poor patient outcomes despite initial treatment …