Infection-generated electric field in gut epithelium drives bidirectional migration of macrophages
y. sun, B. Reid, F. Ferreira, G. Luxardi, L. Ma, K. L. Lokken, K. Zhu, G. Xu, Y. Sun, V. Ryzhuk, B. P. Guo, C. B. Lebrilla, E. M. Maverakis, A. Mogilner, M. Zhao
This paper shows that Salmonella infection creates electric fields in gut epithelium that guide macrophage migration, with directionality switching after phagocytosis.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2018Cell Biology