One of the major challenges in modern biology is to understand how the molecular
components of a living cell operate in a highly noisy environment. What are the specific …

Experimental studies of protein-pattern formation have stimulated new interest in the
dynamics of reaction-diffusion systems. However, a comprehensive theoretical …

Rho-GTPases are master regulators of polarity establishment and cell morphology. Positive
feedback enables concentration of Rho-GTPases into clusters at the cell cortex, from where …

Compartmentalization of cellular functions is at the core of the physiology of eukaryotic cells.
Recent evidences indicate that a universal organizing process–termed phase separation …

In a motile eukaryotic cell, front protrusion and tail retraction are superimposed on each
other. To single out mechanisms that result in front to tail or in tail to front transition, we …

Chemotaxis, the directed motion of a cell toward a chemical source, plays a key role in many
essential biological processes. Here, we derive a statistical model that quantitatively …

How does breaking the symmetry of an equation alter the symmetry of its solutions? Here,
we systematically examine how reducing underlying symmetries from spherical to …

Propagating actin waves are dynamic supramolecular structures formed by the self‐
assembly of proteins within living cells. They are built from actin filaments together with …

Here, we explore the phase transitions triggered by the implementation of social distancing
in a basic spatiotemporal model of a qualitative SIS-type infectious disease. We consider …

Ultrasensitivity, as described by Goldbeter and Koshland, has been considered for a long
time as a way to realize bistable switches in biological systems. It is not as well recognized …