Article
Border forces and friction control epithelial closure dynamics.
Biophysical journal - 7 Jan 2014
Cochet-Escartin Olivier, Ranft Jonas, Silberzan Pascal, Marcq Philippe
Abstract excerpt
We study the closure dynamics of a large number of well-controlled circular apertures within an epithelial monolayer, where the collective cell migration responsible for epithelization is triggered by the removal of a spatial constraint rather than by scratching. Based on experimental observations, we propose a physical model that takes into account border forces, friction with the substrate, and tissue rheology....
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