Nature communicationsCell MovementHumansCell AdhesionViscosityExtracellular Matrix
Glassy adhesion dynamics govern transitions between sub-diffusive and super-diffusive cancer cell migration on viscoelastic substrates.
Vivek Sharma, Kolade Adebowale, Ze Gong, Ovijit Chaudhuri, Vivek B Shenoy
Published: 202610.1038/s41467-025-67709-1
Abstract
Cell migration is pivotal in cancer metastasis, where cells navigate the extracellular matrix (ECM) and invade distant tissues. While the ECM is viscoelastic, exhibiting time-dependent stress relaxation, its influence on cell migration remains poorly…
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