A modeling approach to study the effect of cell polarization on keratinocyte migration.

The skin forms an efficient barrier against the environment, and rapid cutaneous wound healing after injury is therefore essential. Healing of the uppermost layer of the skin, the epidermis, involves collective migration of keratinocytes, which requires coordinated polarization of the cells. To stud...

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Main Authors: Matthias Jörg Fuhr, Michael Meyer, Eric Fehr, Gilles Ponzio, Sabine Werner, Hans Jürgen Herrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4324939?pdf=render