Structured models of cell migration incorporating molecular binding processes
Abstract
The dynamic interplay between collective cell movement and the various molecules involved in the accompanying cell signalling mechanisms plays a crucial role in many biological processes including normal tissue development and pathological scenarios such as wound healing and cancer. Information about the various structures embedded within these processes allows a detailed exploration of the binding of molecular species to cell-surface receptors within the evolving cell population. In this paper we establish a general spatio-temporal-structural framework that enables the description of molecular binding to cell membranes coupled with the cell population dynamics. We first provide a general theoretical description for this approach and then illustrate it with three examples arising from cancer invasion.
Citation
Domschke , P , Trucu , D , Gerisch , A & Chaplain , M A J 2017 , ' Structured models of cell migration incorporating molecular binding processes ' , Journal of Mathematical Biology , vol. 75 , no. 6-7 , pp. 1517-1561 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-017-1120-y
Publication
Journal of Mathematical Biology
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0303-6812Type
Journal article
Description
DT and MAJC gratefully acknowledge the support of the ERC Advanced Investigator Grant 227619, “M5CGS - From Mutations to Metastases: Multiscale Mathematical Modelling of Cancer Growth and Spread”.Collections
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