title: Cell spreading: the power to simplify.
abstract: A eukaryotic cell spreads over a substrate in distinct stages, with the earliest events characterized by passive adhesion and cell deformation. Recent work suggests a common physical mechanism can explain the early stages of cell spreading for a wide range of cell types and substrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA. jmcgrath@bme.rochester.edu
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: McGrath
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002465:Cell Movement; D048430:Cell Shape; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological