2024
Confinement induces internal flows in adherent cell aggregates
Yousafzai M, Amiri S, Sun Z, Pahlavan , Murrell M. Confinement induces internal flows in adherent cell aggregates. Journal Of The Royal Society Interface 2024, 21: 20240105. PMID: 38774959, PMCID: PMC11285874, DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0105.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A molecular clock controls periodically driven cell migration in confined spaces
Lee SH, Hou JC, Hamidzadeh A, Yousafzai MS, Ajeti V, Chang H, Odde DJ, Murrell M, Levchenko A. A molecular clock controls periodically driven cell migration in confined spaces. Cell Systems 2022, 13: 514-529.e10. PMID: 35679858, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2022.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell migrationSmall GTPase RhoAFaster cell migrationNegative feedback loopExchange factorMolecular clockGEF-H1RhoA guanineGTPase RhoAMicrotubule dynamicsMolecular mechanismsClock controlCell spreadExtracellular matrixIntracellular CaTissue reorganizationFeedback loopMigrationRhoAAbundanceGuanineBetter understanding