Author response: Collective epithelial migration mediated by the unbinding of hexatic defects

Abstract

Theoretical and computational analyses demonstrate that cell intercalation within epithelial cell layers is analogous to the unbinding of topological defects in hexatic liquid crystals, offering a framework for calculating cellular forces and velocities during collective migration.

Authors 3

1. Dimitrios Krommydas

   University of California, Santa Barbara

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   University of California Santa Barbara

2. Livio Nicola Carenza

   Koç University

   Affiliation as printed

   Koç University

3. Luca Giomi Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University