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The level of detail required in a model therefore depends on the question being asked rather than on the size of the system alone. A model that resolves intracellular polarity dynamics may be necessary to explain how a single cell reorients, whereas a direction-vector representation may suffice to capture the collective behavior of a large group.
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Spontaneous Spatiotemporal Ordering of Shape Oscillations Enhances Cell Migration
Here we demonstrate, using numerical simulations, that the interplay of directed motion, shape oscillations, and excluded volume enables cells to locally “synchronize” their motion and thus enhance collective migration. Our model captures elongation and contraction of crawling ameboid cells controll…
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Here we demonstrate, using numerical simulations, that the interplay of directed motion, shape oscillations, and excluded volume enables cells to locally “synchronize” their motion and thus enhance collective migration. Our model captures elongation and contraction of crawling ameboid cells controlled by an internal clock with a fixed period, mimicking the internal cycle of biological cells. We show that shape oscillations are crucial for local rearrangements that induce ordering of internal clocks between neighboring cells even in the absence of signaling and regularization. Our findings reveal a novel, purely physical mechanism through which the internal dynamics of cells influences their collective behavior, which is distinct from well known mechanisms like chemotaxis, cell division, and cell-cell adhesion.