Leader cells drive migration and are then eliminated (VIDEO)

University of Bristol

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Time lapse video of a model wound in vitro. A leader cell emerging from the population drives the collective migration of the followers into the gap to seal the breach. Once the tissue has been repaired the leader cell is surrounded by its neighbours and eliminated.

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University of Bristol

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