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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2020

A hybrid stochastic-deterministic mechanochemical model of cell polarization.

Calina Copos, Alex Mogilner

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Actin Dynamics as a Multiscale Integrator of Cellular Guidance Cues.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Calina CoposCourant Institute, New York University, New York, NY 10012.
Alex MogilnerCourant Institute, New York University, New York, NY 10012.
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences · US

Funding

US Army Research Office Grant W911NF-17-1-0417
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polarization is a crucial component in cell differentiation, development, and motility, but its details are not yet well understood. At the onset of cell locomotion, cells break symmetry to form well-defined cell fronts and rears. This polarity establishment varies across cell types: in

Indexed as

Cell PolarityModels, BiologicalActin CytoskeletonActinsBiomechanical PhenomenaSignal TransductionStochastic ProcessesActins

Identifiers

PMID32459563
PMCPMC7521800
OpenAlexW3029236276

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