3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
From biting to engulfment: Target mechanics determines modes of phagocytosis through curvature--actin coupling
Shubhadeep Sadhukhan, Caitlin E. Cornell, Mansehaj Kaur Sandhu +10
Phagocytosis is a core innate immune process that clears targets spanning a wide range of mechanical properties, yet the role of target mechanics in recognition and engulfment rema…
physics.bio-ph2024
Modelling how lamellipodia-driven cells maintain persistent migration and interact with external barriers
Shubhadeep Sadhukhan, Cristina Martinez-Torres, Samo Penič +3
Cell motility is fundamental to many biological processes, and cells exhibit a variety of migration patterns. Many motile cell types follow a universal law that connects their spee…
physics.bio-ph2018
Theoretical study of vesicle shapes driven by coupling curved proteins and active cytoskeletal forces
Miha Fošnarič, Samo Penič, Aleš Iglič +3
Eukaryote cells have a flexible shape, which dynamically changes according to the function performed by the cell. One mechanism for deforming the cell membrane into the desired sha…