Cells as Active Particles in Asymmetric Potentials: Motility under External Gradients

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Focal-contact distribution (red) and stress fibers (green) of a cell moving on a ratchet (white lines). Shown is a time-lapse recording of the myosin-GFP signal and zyxin-RFP for a cell moving on a ratchet. Time is in hh:mm. The scale bar represents 20 µm. See the paper by Comelles et al. in the October 7 issue of Biophysical Journal.

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