A free boundary model for transport induced neurite growth

Fuente: arXiv
Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Marino, Greta, Pietschmann, Jan-Frederik, Winkler, Max
Formato: Preprint
Publicado: 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
_version_ 1866911284008583168
author Marino, Greta
Pietschmann, Jan-Frederik
Winkler, Max
author_facet Marino, Greta
Pietschmann, Jan-Frederik
Winkler, Max
contents We introduce a free boundary model to example the effect of vesicle transport onto neurite growth. It consists of systems of drift-diffusion equations describing the evolution of the density of antero- and retrograde vesicles in each neurite coupled to reservoirs located at the soma and the growth cones of the neurites, respectively. The model allows for a change of neurite length depending on the vesicle concentration in the growth cones. After establishing existence and uniqueness for the time-dependent problem, we briefly comment on possible types of stationary solutions. Finally, we provide numerical studies on biologically relevant scales using a finite volume scheme. We illustrate the capability of the model to reproduce cycles of extension and retraction.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2302_00527
institution arXiv
publishDate 2023
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle A free boundary model for transport induced neurite growth
Marino, Greta
Pietschmann, Jan-Frederik
Winkler, Max
Analysis of PDEs
92-08, 92C20, 35R35, 35K45, 35A05
We introduce a free boundary model to example the effect of vesicle transport onto neurite growth. It consists of systems of drift-diffusion equations describing the evolution of the density of antero- and retrograde vesicles in each neurite coupled to reservoirs located at the soma and the growth cones of the neurites, respectively. The model allows for a change of neurite length depending on the vesicle concentration in the growth cones. After establishing existence and uniqueness for the time-dependent problem, we briefly comment on possible types of stationary solutions. Finally, we provide numerical studies on biologically relevant scales using a finite volume scheme. We illustrate the capability of the model to reproduce cycles of extension and retraction.
title A free boundary model for transport induced neurite growth
topic Analysis of PDEs
92-08, 92C20, 35R35, 35K45, 35A05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.00527