Figure 3.

Dynamics of a stationary tissue. (A) The time course for cell positions (front (red) $x_i^f$, center (black) $x_i^{cm}$, and back (blue) $x_i^b$ for $i=\mathrm{1,2},\dots ,n=10$) are shown. The time courses exhibit a front-back symmetry and two distinct frequencies, corresponding to the individual cellular contraction and extension and an emergent frequency from cell-cell mechanical coupling. (B) The time course for each cell-cell junction also exhibits multiple frequencies and periods of both tension and compression. Parameters are tension-feedback β = 0.16 and front-back polarity, δ = 0. To see this figure in color, go online.