How Curved Surfaces Affect the Motions of Cells and Tissues

Am 13. Februar 2024 wurde in den Physical Review Letters  der Artikel
von Lea Happel und Axel Voigt aus dem Institut für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen veröffentlicht:

Coordinated Motion of Epithelial Layers on Curved Surfaces

L. Happel and A. Voigt
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 078401 – Published 13 February 2024
https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.078401

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How Curved Surfaces Affect the Motions of Cells and Tissues 

Cells and tissues adapt to curved surfaces by changing their shapes and the way they move, but details of these mechanisms are not well understood. Researchers have now developed a model that shows how the curvature of a surface affect individual cells’ shapes and behaviors and how these effects lead to certain collective motions of cells. The results could change researchers’ understanding of morphogenesis, the process by which tissues and organs form during an organism’s development. 

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