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ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2015

A mechanism for cell motility by active polar gels.

W Marth, S Praetorius, A Voigt

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Article in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

W MarthInstitut für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, TU Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany.
S PraetoriusInstitut für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, TU Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany.
A VoigtInstitut für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, TU Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany axel.voigt@tu-dresden.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We analyse a generic motility model, with the motility mechanism arising by contractile stress due to the interaction of myosin and actin. A hydrodynamic active polar gel theory is used to model the cytoplasm of a cell and is combined with a Helfrich-type model to account for membrane properties. The overall model allows consideration of the motility without the necessity for local adhesion. Besides a detailed numerical approach together with convergence studies for the highly nonlinear free boundary problem, we also compare the induced flow field of the motile cell with that of classical squirmer models and identify the motile cell as a puller or pusher, depending on the strength of the myosin-actin interactions.

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Models, BiologicalActinsAnimalsCell MembraneCell MovementGelsHumansHydrodynamicsMyosinsActinsGelsMyosinsactive polar gelcell motilityHelfrich modelspontaneous symmetry breakingswimmer

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PMID25926698
PMCPMC4590500

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