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ArticleCellular logistics2017

Agents and networks to model the dynamic interactions of intracellular transport.

Luis S Mayorga, Meghna Verma, Raquel Hontecillas, Stefan Hoops, Josep Bassaganya-Riera

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Article in Cellular logistics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Luis S MayorgaIHEM (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Mendoza, Argentina.
Meghna VermaNutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Raquel HontecillasNutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Stefan HoopsNutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Josep Bassaganya-RieraNutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell biology is increasingly evolving to become a more formal and quantitative science. The field of intracellular transport is no exception. However, it is extremely challenging to formulate mathematical and computational models for processes that involve dynamic structures that continuously change their shape, position and composition, leading to information transfer and functional outcomes. The two major strategies employed to represent intracellular trafficking are based on "ordinary differential equations" and "agent-" based modeling. Both approaches have advantages and drawbacks. Combinations of both modeling strategies have promising characteristics to generate meaningful simulations for intracellular transport and allow the formulation of new hypotheses and provide new insights. In the near future, cell biologists will encounter and hopefully overcome the challenge of translating descriptive cartoon representations of biological systems into mathematical network models.

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agent-based modelsdifferential equationsintracellular transportmathematical models

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PMID29296512
PMCPMC5739099

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