Journal Article

FZJ-2021-01275

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png A minimal model for structure, dynamics, and tension of monolayered cell colonies553

Sarkar, D.FZJ* ; Gompper, G.FZJ* ; Elgeti, J. (Corresponding author)FZJ*

2021
Springer Nature London

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Abstract: The motion of cells in tissues is an ubiquitous phenomenon. In particular, in monolayered cell colonies in vitro, pronounced collective behavior with swirl-like motion has been observed deep within a cell colony, while at the same time, the colony remains cohesive, with not a single cell escaping at the edge. Thus, the colony displays liquid-like properties inside, in coexistence with a cell-free “vacuum” outside. We propose an active Brownian particle model with attraction, in which the interaction potential has a broad minimum to give particles enough wiggling space to be collectively in the fluid state. We demonstrate that for moderate propulsion, this model can generate the fluid-vacuum coexistence described above. In addition, the combination of the fluid nature of the colony with cohesion leads to preferred orientation of the cell polarity, pointing outward, at the edge, which in turn gives rise to a tensile stress in the colony—as observed experimentally for epithelial sheets. For stronger propulsion, collective detachment of cell clusters is predicted. Further addition of an alignment preference of cell polarity and velocity direction results in enhanced coordinated, swirl-like motion, increased tensile stress and cell-cluster detachment.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Theoretische Physik der Lebenden Materie (IBI-5)

Research Program(s):

1. 524 - Molecular and Cellular Information Processing (POF4-524) (POF4-524)

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