Detecting long-range interactions between migrating cells

Abstract Chemotaxis enables cells to systematically approach distant targets that emit a diffusible guiding substance. However, the visual observation of an encounter between a cell and a target does not necessarily indicate the presence of a chemotactic approach mechanism, as even a blindly migrati...

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Main Authors: C. Metzner, F. Hörsch, C. Mark, T. Czerwinski, A. Winterl, C. Voskens, B. Fabry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94458-0