Orientational Coupling Locally Orchestrates a Cell Migration Pattern for Re-Epithelialization

• Main Authors: Hu, Benhui, Leow, Wan Ru, Amini, Shahrouz, Nai, Brenda, Zhang, Xiaoqian, Liu, Zhiyuan, Cai, Pingqiang, Li, Zhuyun, Wu, Yun-Long, Miserez, Ali, Lim, Chwee Teck, Chen, Xiaodong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Epithelial bridge; Migration patterns
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83883; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42861
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Re-epithelialization by collective migration of epithelial cells over a heterogeneous environment to restore tissue integrity and functions is critical for development and regeneration. Here, it is reported that the spatial organization of adjacent adherent paths within sparsely distributed extracel...