Cells (green) showing cytoskeleton (magenta) (IMAGE)
Caption
“Tug of war” between cells with missing “tight junction” connections: “winner” cells contract at the sides thanks to their cytoskeleton (in magenta) and bulge upwards, while the neighbouring “loser” cells are stretched out. As a consequence, collective cell motion is obstructed and the gaps cannot be closed effectively.
Credit
Dr Alexey Chizhik, University of Göttingen, Third Institute of Physics - Biophysics
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