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ArticlePloS one2022

A three component model for superdiffusive motion effectively describes migration of eukaryotic cells moving freely or under a directional stimulus.

Elvira Toscano, Leandra Sepe, Giusy Del Giudice, Rossella Tufano, Giovanni Paolella

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elvira ToscanoDipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5013-5198
Leandra SepeDipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy.
Giusy Del GiudiceDipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy.
Rossella TufanoCeinge Biotecnologie Avanzate, Napoli, Italy.
Giovanni PaolellaDipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1836-5281
Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate (Italy) · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the simple diffusion model can effectively describe the movement of eukaryotic cells on a culture surface observed at relatively low sampling frequency, at higher sampling rates more complex models are often necessary to better fit the experimental data. Currently available models can describe motion paths by involving additional parameters, such as linearity or directional persistence in time. However sometimes difficulties arise as it is not easy to effectively evaluate persistence in presence of a directional bias. Here we present a procedure which helps solve this problem, based on a model which describes displacement as the vectorial sum of three components: diffusion, persistence and directional bias. The described model has been tested by analysing the migratory behaviour of simulated cell populations and used to analyse a collection of experimental datasets, obtained by observing cell cultures in time lapse microscopy. Overall, the method produces a good description of migration behaviour as it appears to capture the expected increase in the directional bias in presence of wound without a large concomitant increase in the persistence module, allowing it to remain as a physically meaningful quantity in the presence of a directional stimulus.

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Eukaryotic CellsCell Movement

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