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Reviewnpj biological physics and mechanics2025

Physical principles and mechanisms of cell migration.

Roberto Alonso-Matilla, Paolo P Provenzano, David J Odde

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Review in npj biological physics and mechanics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Physiomimetic culture bias durotaxis toward soft environments.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Roberto Alonso-MatillaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA.
Paolo P ProvenzanoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA.
David J OddeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA.

Funding

Project 2: Cell Migration in Mechanically Complex MicroenvironmentsU54CA210190 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI ODDE, DAVID J. · 2016 to 2020
$10.0M
Project 3P01CA254849 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI ODDE, DAVID J. · 2021 to 2025
$9.4M
TECH CoreU54CA268069 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI David J. Odde · 2022 to 2026
$8.2M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA254849NCI NIH HHS U54 CA210190NCI NIH HHS U54 CA268069
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell migration is critical in processes such as developmental biology, wound healing, immune response, and cancer invasion/metastasis. Understanding its regulation is essential for developing targeted therapies in regenerative medicine, cancer treatment and immune modulation. This review examines cell migration mechanisms, highlighting fundamental physical principles, key molecular components, and cellular behaviors, identifying existing gaps in current knowledge, and suggesting potential directions for future research.

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BiophysicsComputational biology and bioinformatics

Identifiers

PMID39829952
PMCPMC11738987

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