Helical vasculogenesis driven by cell chirality
The cellular helical structure is well known for its crucial role in development and disease.
Nevertheless, the underlying mechanism governing this phenomenon remains largely …
Nevertheless, the underlying mechanism governing this phenomenon remains largely …
[HTML][HTML] Biomechanical modeling of cell chirality and symmetry breaking of biological systems
Accumulating evidence strongly suggests that cell chirality plays a pivotal role in driving left-
right (LR) symmetry breaking, a widespread phenomenon in living organisms. Whole …
right (LR) symmetry breaking, a widespread phenomenon in living organisms. Whole …
Couple stresses and discrete potentials in the vertex model of cellular monolayers
The vertex model is widely used to simulate the mechanical properties of confluent epithelia
and other multicellular tissues. This inherently discrete framework allows a Cauchy stress to …
and other multicellular tissues. This inherently discrete framework allows a Cauchy stress to …
Lost in Rotation: How TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles Disrupt Coordinated Epithelial Cell Rotation
Coordinated cell movement is a cardinal feature in tissue organization that highlights the
importance of cells working together as a collective unit. Disruptions to this synchronization …
importance of cells working together as a collective unit. Disruptions to this synchronization …
Cell jamming regulates epithelial chiral morphogenesis
Internal organs such as the heart demonstrate apparent left–right (LR) asymmetric
morphology and positioning. Cellular chirality and associated LR biased mechanical …
morphology and positioning. Cellular chirality and associated LR biased mechanical …
Structure formation induced by non-reciprocal cell–cell interactions in a multicellular system
Collective cellular behavior plays a crucial role in various biological processes, ranging from
developmental morphogenesis to pathological processes such as cancer metastasis. Our …
developmental morphogenesis to pathological processes such as cancer metastasis. Our …
Dynamic self-organization of migrating cells under constraints by spatial confinement and epithelial integrity
T Hiraiwa - The European Physical Journal E, 2022 - Springer
Understanding how migrating cells can establish both dynamic structures and coherent
dynamics may provide mechanistic insights to study how living systems acquire complex …
dynamics may provide mechanistic insights to study how living systems acquire complex …
Energetic scaling behavior of patterned epithelium
Cellular monolayers display various degrees of coordinated motion ranging from the small
scale of just a few cells to large multi-cellular scales. This collective migration carries …
scale of just a few cells to large multi-cellular scales. This collective migration carries …
Epithelial cell chirality emerges through the dynamic concentric pattern of actomyosin cytoskeleton
The chirality of tissues and organs is essential for their function and development. Tissue-
level chirality derives from the chirality of individual cells that comprise the tissue, and …
level chirality derives from the chirality of individual cells that comprise the tissue, and …
[PDF][PDF] Mechanobiology in Medicine
Accumulating evidence strongly suggests that cell chirality plays a pivotal role in driving left-
right (LR) symmetry breaking, a widespread phenomenon in living organisms. Whole …
right (LR) symmetry breaking, a widespread phenomenon in living organisms. Whole …