Combined Single Cell Manipulation and Chemomechanical Modeling to Probe Cell Migration Mechanism during Cell-to-cell Interaction
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IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)
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During cell-to-cell interaction, spatial presentations of chemical and mechanical information are key parameters for cell migration. A chemomechanical model to assess the biochemical and biophysical modulators of single cell migration during cell-to-cell interaction can help to understand cell migration in a complex environment that is close to realistic in vivo situation. In the work, the issue is modeled based on molecular clutches, and experiment validation is implemented through single cell manipulation through optical tweezers. The results show that cell migration velocity caused by chemotaxis can be biased by dynamic adhesion force between cells.
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