Fridtjof Brauns, Nikolas H Claussen ... Boris I Shraiman
Active and passive contributions to cell shape change and rearrangements can be distinguished from observed cell geometry, revealing the self-organization mechanisms underlying internally-driven epithelial convergent extension.
The viscous hydraulics of contracting endoplasmic reticulum networks challenge common solute transport theories, suggesting the contraction of peripheral sheets as a plausible driving mechanism.
Poor intracellular availability and diffusion of weakly basic, small molecule drugs can be greatly enhanced by preventing ion trapping in crowded cellular environments.
Divyoj Singh, Sriram Ramaswamy ... Mohd Suhail Rizvi
A minimal mathematical model can explain the emergence of planar cell polarity in epithelial tissues using only three free parameters, namely the rate of protein binding to cell membrane, the intracellular protein concentration, and the steepness of tissue-level gradients.
Tommaso Amico, Samuel Toluwanimi Dada ... Amos Maritan
The scaling invariance of the droplet size distribution as a universal aspect of protein phase separation is reported, providing a quantitative approach to determinate the critical concentration for this process.
Intraspecific predator interference enables a wide range of consumer species to coexist with a limited variety of resources, explaining the paradox of the plankton and species diversity patterns across ecosystems.
