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Generating active T1 transitions through mechanochemical feedback
Rastko Sknepnek, Ilyas Djafer-Cherif, Manli Chuai +2
Convergence-extension in embryos is controlled by chemical and mechanical signalling. A key cellular process is the exchange of neighbours via T1 transitions. We propose and analys…
Coordinated tractions increase the size of a collectively moving pack in a cell monolayer
Aashrith Saraswathibhatla, Silke Henkes, Emmett E. Galles +2
Cells in an epithelial monolayer coordinate motion with their neighbors giving rise to collectively moving packs of sizes spanning multiple cell diameters. The physical mechanism c…
Active Vertex Model for Cell-Resolution Description of Epithelial Tissue Mechanics
Daniel L. Barton, Silke Henkes, Cornelis J. Weijer +1
We introduce an Active Vertex Model (AVM) for cell-resolution studies of the mechanics of confluent epithelial tissues consisting of tens of thousands of cells, with a level of det…