Heterogenous adhesion of follower cells affects tension profile and velocity of leader cells in primary keratocyte collective cell migration
B. Mukherjee, M. Chakraborty, A. Biswas, R. K. Nayak, B. Sinha
The paper shows that leader cells in keratocyte collective migration have front-high tension gradients and increased velocity due to follower cells with de-adhered substrates and cell-cell attachments.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics