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SUMMARY:On the biophysics of cilia polarity - Francesco Boselli (Universit
 y of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20170215T130000Z
DTEND:20170215T140000Z
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CONTACT:Julius Bier Kirkegaard
DESCRIPTION:The establishment of motile cilia orientation (cilia polarity)
  during embryonic development is orchestrated by mechanical forces. Howeve
 r\, the actual nature of these forces and their transduction remain unknow
 n.  \nIn order to understand this process\, we consider the multi-ciliated
  cells (MCCs) on the Xenopus larval skin\, and set-up an experiment for th
 e live-imaging of MCCs during the application of an external flow. After d
 iscussing the basic hydrodynamics of the system\, I will show preliminary 
 results on the response of intracellular ciliary structures to the applied
  forces.
LOCATION:MR11\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Camb
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