The role of cell geometry and cell|cell communication in gradient ...

Collective Chemotaxis through Noisy Multicellular Gradient Sensing

Collective cell migration in response to a chemical cue occurs in many biological processes such as morphogenesis and cancer metastasis.

Endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact gradients direct ...

Directed cell migration is driven by the front–back polarization of intracellular signalling. Receptor tyrosine kinases and other inputs ...

Cellular Dialogues: Cell-Cell Communication through Diffusible ...

How a group of mesoscopic numbers (hundreds to thousands) of cells, without pre-existing morphogen gradients and spatial organization, self- ...

Adjusting the range of cell–cell communication enables fine-tuning ...

This allows the cell type proportions to be controlled by a single model parameter. Cell–cell communication is realized by local and global ...

The impact of cell size on morphogen gradient precision

Our analysis suggests that epithelial tissues generally achieve higher patterning precision with small cross-sectional cell areas.

Combined effect of cell geometry and polarity domains determines ...

Cell geometry and polarity domains act in concert to determine spindle positioning, with cell geometry modulating the effect of cortical ...

Cell lineage transport: a mechanism for molecular gradient formation

The dilution and nonlinear growth involved in the cell lineage transport mechanism elicit power‐law gradients and can confer spatial robustness under changes in ...

Comparative analysis of cell–cell communication at single ... - Nature

These techniques generally function by aggregating ligand and receptor expression values for groups of cells to infer which groups of cells are ...

Introduction to cell signaling (article) | Khan Academy

Cells typically communicate using chemical signals. These chemical signals, which are proteins or other molecules produced by a sending cell, are often ...

Loss of fiber cell communication may contribute to the development ...

Sodium entry into fiber cells creates transmembrane osmotic gradients that cause fluid to follow. Sodium and fluid flow into the lens through spaces between ...

Impact of cell size on morphogen gradient precision

They include temporal and spatial averaging, self-enhanced morphogen turnover, the use of opposing gradients, dynamic readouts, and cell-cell signalling ( ...

3.1 The Cell Membrane – Anatomy & Physiology

... cell following their concentration gradient. This mechanism of molecules ... cells, and the cells maintain their normal shape (and function). Osmosis ...

Induction of Cell Polarization and Migration by a Gradient of ...

Cell interactions with adhesive surfaces play a vital role in the regulation of cell proliferation, viability, and differentiation, ...

Gradient - (Cell Biology) - Vocab, Definition, Explanations | Fiveable

Gradients are vital for the movement of ions and other molecules across cell membranes, influencing cellular activities and functions. In facilitated diffusion, ...

2D effects enhance precision of gradient-based tissue patterning

where a is a dimensionless proportionality constant. Narrower cells thus increase the precision of the positional information carried by the ...

Role of spatial averaging in multicellular gradient sensing

Spatial averaging and gradient sensing. 2. PACS numbers: 00.00, 00.00. Keywords: gradient sensing, cell-cell communication, spatial averaging. 1. Introduction.

Cell–cell communications shape tumor microenvironment and ...

Cell–cell communications of various cell populations within tumor microenvironment play an essential role in primary tumor growth, metastasis evolution, and ...

9.1: Overview of Cell Communication - Biology LibreTexts

The transfer of signaling molecules communicates the current state of the cell that is directly next to the target cell; this allows a group of ...

Semipermeable Membranes' Role in Cell Communication - Lesson

When these molecules bind with the proteins in the cellular membrane they trigger a change in the protein, which then sends that message into the cell and ...

Roles of Diffusion Dynamics in Stem Cell Signaling and Three ...

Evidence suggests that diffusion of molecular factors may play vital roles in the self-organization of tissue architecture and determination of cellular ...