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Architecture and migration of an epithelium on a cylindrical wire.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 12 May 2015
Yevick Hannah G, Duclos Guillaume, Bonnet Isabelle, Silberzan Pascal
Abstract excerpt
In a wide range of epithelial tissues such as kidney tubules or breast acini, cells organize into bidimensional monolayers experiencing an out-of-plane curvature. Cancer cells can also migrate collectively from epithelial tumors by wrapping around vessels or muscle fibers. However, in vitro experiments dealing with epithelia are mostly performed on flat substrates, neglecting this out-of-plane component. In this...
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