Left-right asymmetry in invertebrates: From molecules to organisms

R Kuroda - Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Although most animals appear symmetric externally, they exhibit chirality within their body
cavity, ie, in terms of asymmetric organ position, directional organ loo**, and lateralized …

[HTML][HTML] Interface chirality: from biological effects to biomedical applications

L Guo, Y Guo, R Wang, J Feng, N Shao, X Zhou… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chiral surface is a critical mediator that significantly impacts interaction with biological
systems on regulating cell behavior. To better understand how the properties of interfacial …

Focal adhesion and actin orientation regulated by cellular geometry determine stem cell differentiation via mechanotransduction

X Wang, Y Yang, Y Wang, C Lu, X Hu, N Kawazoe… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Tuning cell adhesion geometry can affect cytoskeleton organization and the distribution of
cytoskeleton forces, which play critical roles in controlling cell functions. To elucidate the …

Helical vasculogenesis driven by cell chirality

H Zhang, T Rahman, S Lu, AP Adam, LQ Wan - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
The cellular helical structure is well known for its crucial role in development and disease.
Nevertheless, the underlying mechanism governing this phenomenon remains largely …

Dynamics of multicellular swirling on micropatterned substrates

X Li, B Chen - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024 - pnas.org
Chirality plays a crucial role in biology, as it is highly conserved and fundamentally important
in the developmental process. To better understand the relationship between the chirality of …

Chiral edge current in nematic cell monolayers

V Yashunsky, DJG Pearce, C Blanch-Mercader… - Physical Review X, 2022 - APS
Collectively migrating cells in living organisms are often guided by their local environment,
including physical barriers and internal interfaces. Well-controlled in vitro experiments have …

Spontaneous rotations in epithelia as an interplay between cell polarity and boundaries

S Lo Vecchio, O Pertz, M Szopos, L Navoret… - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Directional flows of cells have been observed during development in a variety of systems
ranging from Drosophila to zebrafish. These flows shape living matter in phenomena …

Tissue Active Matter: Integrating Mechanics and Signaling into Dynamical Models

DB Brückner, E Hannezo - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The importance of physical forces in the morphogenesis, homeostatic function, and
pathological dysfunction of multicellular tissues is being increasingly characterized, both …

Immobile Integrin Signaling Transit and Relay Nodes Organize Mechanosignaling through Force-Dependent Phosphorylation in Focal Adhesions

K Jain, K Kishan, RF Minhaj, P Kanchanawong… - ACS …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Transmembrane signaling receptors, such as integrins, organize as nanoclusters that
provide several advantages, including increasing avidity, sensitivity (increasing the signal-to …

Review of interdisciplinary approach to swarm intelligence

T Kano - Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Swarm intelligence is intelligence produced by multiple agents interacting with each other
according to a simple set of rules, resulting in a system-wide intelligence. Such intelligence …