3 papers
physics.bio-ph2018
Cooperation of dual modes of cell motility promotes epithelial stress relaxation to accelerate wound healing
Michael F. Staddon, Dapeng Bi, A. Pasha Tabatabai +3
Collective cell migration in cohesive units is vital for tissue morphogenesis, wound repair, and immune response. While the fundamental driving forces for collective cell motion st…
physics.bio-ph2018
Epithelial Wound Healing Coordinates Distinct Actin Network Architectures to Conserve Mechanical Work and Balance Power
Visar Ajeti, A. Pasha Tabatabai, Andrew J. Fleszar +8
How cells with diverse morphologies and cytoskeletal architectures modulate their mechanical behaviors to drive robust collective motion within tissues is poorly understood. During…
cond-mat.soft2018
Entropy Production Rate is Maximized in Non-Contractile Actomyosin
Daniel S. Seara, Vikrant Yadav, Ian Linsmeier +5
The actin cytoskeleton is an active semi-flexible polymer network whose non-equilibrium properties coordinate both stable and contractile behaviors to maintain or change cell shape…