Biased excitable networks: How cells direct motion in response to gradients

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-253

  Iglesias, Pablo A ^a   Devreotes, Peter N ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CYCLIC AMP; LATRUNCULIN A;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR MODEL; BIASED EXCITABLE NETWORK; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; CELL STIMULATION; CHEMOTAXIS; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; FITZHUGH NAGUMO MODEL; HODGKIN HUXLEY EQUATION; LOCAL EXCITATION GLOBAL INHIBITION MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMULATION;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84857719334     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: 18790410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2011.11.009     Document Type: Review

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