TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydrodynamic phase locking in mouse node cilia
AU - Takamatsu, Atsuko
AU - Shinohara, Kyosuke
AU - Ishikawa, Takuji
AU - Hamada, Hiroshi
PY - 2013/6/14
Y1 - 2013/6/14
N2 - Rotational movement of mouse node cilia generates leftward fluid flow in the node cavity, playing an important role in left-right determination in the embryo. Although rotation of numerous cilia was believed necessary to trigger the determination, recent reports indicate the action of two cilia to be sufficient. We examine cooperative cilia movement via hydrodynamic interaction. Results show cilia to be cooperative, having phases locked in a certain relation; a system with a pair of nonidentical cilia can achieve phase-locked states more easily than one with a pair of identical cilia.
AB - Rotational movement of mouse node cilia generates leftward fluid flow in the node cavity, playing an important role in left-right determination in the embryo. Although rotation of numerous cilia was believed necessary to trigger the determination, recent reports indicate the action of two cilia to be sufficient. We examine cooperative cilia movement via hydrodynamic interaction. Results show cilia to be cooperative, having phases locked in a certain relation; a system with a pair of nonidentical cilia can achieve phase-locked states more easily than one with a pair of identical cilia.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.248107
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.248107
M3 - Article
C2 - 25165968
AN - SCOPUS:84879112568
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 110
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 24
M1 - 248107
ER -