Mechanisms of cell polarization

WJ Rappel, L Edelstein-Keshet - Current opinion in systems biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cell polarization is a key step in the migration, development, and organization of eukaryotic
cells, both at the single cell and multicellular level. Research on the mechanisms that give …

From damage response to action potentials: early evolution of neural and contractile modules in stem eukaryotes

T Brunet, D Arendt - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Eukaryotic cells convert external stimuli into membrane depolarization, which in turn triggers
effector responses such as secretion and contraction. Here, we put forward an evolutionary …

Altering the threshold of an excitable signal transduction network changes cell migratory modes

Y Miao, S Bhattacharya, M Edwards, H Cai, T Inoue… - Nature cell …, 2017 - nature.com
The diverse migratory modes displayed by different cell types are generally believed to be
idiosyncratic. Here we show that the migratory behaviour of Dictyostelium was switched from …

Non-Gaussianity, population heterogeneity, and transient superdiffusion in the spreading dynamics of amoeboid cells

AG Cherstvy, O Nagel, C Beta, R Metzler - … Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
What is the underlying diffusion process governing the spreading dynamics and search
strategies employed by amoeboid cells? Based on the statistical analysis of experimental …

Tunable 3D hydrogel microchannel networks to study confined mammalian cell migration

K Siemsen, S Rajput, F Rasch, F Taheri… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cells adapt and move due to chemical, physical, and mechanical cues from their
microenvironment. It is therefore important to create materials that mimic human tissue …

Phase-field model of cellular migration: Three-dimensional simulations in fibrous networks

A Moure, H Gomez - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cell motion plays a key role in many biological processes. Computational models are
gaining momentum as a tool that allows a quantitative understanding of the main biological …

Modeling random crawling, membrane deformation and intracellular polarity of motile amoeboid cells

S Alonso, M Stange, C Beta - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Amoeboid movement is one of the most widespread forms of cell motility that plays a key
role in numerous biological contexts. While many aspects of this process are well …

Modeling contact inhibition of locomotion of colliding cells migrating on micropatterned substrates

DA Kulawiak, BA Camley… - PLoS computational …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
In cancer metastasis, embryonic development, and wound healing, cells can coordinate
their motion, leading to collective motility. To characterize these cell-cell interactions, which …

Comparative mapping of crawling-cell morphodynamics in deep learning-based feature space

D Imoto, N Saito, A Nakajima, G Honda… - PLoS computational …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Navigation of fast migrating cells such as amoeba Dictyostelium and immune cells are tightly
associated with their morphologies that range from steady polarized forms that support high …

Spontaneous transitions between amoeboid and keratocyte-like modes of migration

T Moldenhawer, E Moreno, D Schindler… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The motility of adherent eukaryotic cells is driven by the dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton.
Despite the common force-generating actin machinery, different cell types often show …