An excitable cortex and memory model successfully predicts new pseudopod dynamics.

Motile eukaryotic cells migrate with directional persistence by alternating left and right turns, even in the absence of external cues. For example, Dictyostelium discoideum cells crawl by extending distinct pseudopods in an alternating right-left pattern. The mechanisms underlying this zig-zag beha...

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Main Authors: Robert M Cooper, Ned S Wingreen, Edward C Cox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3310873?pdf=render