A minimal physical model of adhesion-dependent protrusion explains confined haptotaxis and oscillatory cell migration
Jeevan Kumar Papaganti, Jonathan E. Ron, Shubhadeep Sadhukhan, Isabela Corina Fortunato, Steffen Grosser, Ushasi Roy, Raimon Sunyer, Xavier Trepat, Nir S. Gov
This paper develops a minimal physical model to explain haptotaxis and oscillatory cell migration by linking adhesion strength to protrusive actin activity.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics