Mechanisms of Cell Propulsion by Active Stresses
摘要：
The mechanisms by which cytoskeletal flows and cell-substrate interactions interact to generate cell motion are explored using a simplified model of the cytoskeleton as a viscous gel containing active stresses. This model yields explicit general results relating cell speed and traction forces to the distributions of active stress and cell-substrate friction. It is found that 1) the cell velocity is given by a function that quantifies the asymmetry of the active-stress distribution, 2) gradients in cell-substrate friction can induce motion even when the active stresses are symmetrically distributed, 3) the traction-force dipole is enhanced by protrusive stresses near the cell edges or contractile stresses near the center of the cell, and 4) the cell velocity depends biphasically on the cell-substrate adhesion strength if active stress is enhanced by adhesion. Specific experimental tests of the calculated dependences are proposed.
展开
DOI：
10.1088/1367-2630/13/7/073009
被引量：
年份：
2011
通过文献互助平台发起求助，成功后即可免费获取论文全文。
相似文献
参考文献
引证文献
辅助模式
引用
文献可以批量引用啦~
欢迎点我试用！
