Rear actomyosin contractility-driven directional cell migration in three-dimensional matrices: A mechanochemical coupling mechanism

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 11, Issue 95, 2014, Pages

  Chi, Qingjia ^a   Yin, Tieying ^a   Gregersen, Hans ^a   Deng, Xiaoyan ^b   Fan, Yubo ^b   Zhao, Jingbo ^c,d   Liao, Donghua ^c,d   Wang, Guixue ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Actomyosin tension; Cell polarization; Matrix stiffness; Myosin II; Three dimensional migration

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DISEASES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MUSCLE; POLARIZATION; PROTEINS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ACTOMYOSIN TENSION; CELL POLARIZATION; DIRECTIONAL MIGRATION; MECHANOCHEMICAL COUPLINGS; MYOSIN II; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MATRIX; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS;

CELL SIGNALING;

MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN II; MYOSIN IIA; MYOSIN IIB;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; POLARIZATION; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MOTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS FIBER;

ACTOMYOSIN; ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONMUSCLE MYOSIN TYPE IIB; STRESS FIBERS;

EID: 84901429213     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.1072     Document Type: Review

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