Viscoelastic relaxation of collagen networks provides a self-generated directional cue during collective migration
Andrew G Clark, Ananyo Maitra, Cécile Jacques, Anthony Simon, Carlos Pérez-González, Xavier Trepat, Raphaël Voituriez, Danijela Matic Vignjevic
The paper shows that cell clusters migrate persistently on collagen networks by generating asymmetric gradients through viscoelastic relaxation, independent of internal polarity.
Nature Materials · Oct 1, 2022Peer-reviewedBiophysics