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ArticlePhysical biology2012

Weakly nonlinear analysis of symmetry breaking in cell polarity models.

Boris Rubinstein, Brian D Slaughter, Rong Li

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Article in Physical biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Boris RubinsteinStowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 E 50th St, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA. bru@stowers.org
Brian D Slaughter
Rong Li

Funding

Mechanisms of cell polarization in yeastR01GM057063 · NIGMS · STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI LI, RONG · 1998 to 2015
$5.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM RO1-057063NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM057063
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spontaneous symmetry breaking leading to polarization of the cell is a key step initiating many morphogenetic processes. In addition to experimental studies, model-based theoretical description helps to understand the conditions and limitations of this process. Such description is limited usually to linear stability analysis supplied by the numerical simulations to establish the dependence of the polarization dynamics on the model parameters. Here we describe the application of a powerful weakly nonlinear analysis method to a minimalistic model characterized by the conservation of mass of the protein governing the polarization dynamics.

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Cell PolarityComputer SimulationModels, BiologicalNonlinear DynamicsAnimalsDiffusionHumansrho GTP-Binding Proteinsrho GTP-Binding Proteins

Identifiers

PMID22871896
PMCPMC3437610

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