Cells guided on their journey

Benoît Ladoux (1)

1 MSC - Matière et Systèmes Complexes

The formation of complex organs, tissue repair and metastasis all require a coordinated regulation of the shape and movement of groups of cells. The mechanical means of communication between cells is crucial to understanding collective cell motions — so how can cells transmit physical forces within cell sheets?

Domaines: Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]

Benoît Ladoux. Cells guided on their journey. Nature Physics, 2009, 5, pp.377-378. ⟨10.1038/nphys1281⟩. ⟨hal-00390412⟩