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  • Cellular biophysics
  • Mechanobiology
  • Biomedical engineering

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  • Cell migration is crucial for development and disease.
  • Durotaxis, or cell migration along stiffness gradients, is observed in various cell types.
  • The underlying physical mechanisms for diverse durotactic responses remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a mechanistic explanation for both positive and negative durotaxis.
  • To integrate cell adhesion dynamics with cell migration theories.
  • To explore engineering durotaxis for manipulating cell movement.

Main Methods:

  • Stochastic clutch models of cell adhesion.
  • Active gel theory of cell migration.
  • Theoretical framework integrating adhesion and migration.

Main Results:

  • Asymmetries in cell adhesion dynamics explain positive and negative durotaxis.
  • Asymmetric mechanotransduction polarizes intracellular flow and membrane protrusion.
  • The theoretical model aligns with experimental observations.

Conclusions:

  • A unified mechanistic rationale for durotaxis is established.
  • Cellular responses to stiffness gradients are explained by adhesion asymmetries.
  • The findings have implications for controlling cell migration in biology and medicine.