Cell Sorting in an Active Nematic Vertex Model
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| author | Rozman, Jan Yeomans, Julia M. |
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| contents | We study a mixture of extensile and contractile cells using a vertex model extended to include active nematic stresses. The two cell populations phase separate over time. While phase separation strengthens monotonically with an increasing magnitude of contractile activity, the dependence on extensile activity is non-monotonic, so that sufficiently high values reduce the extent of sorting. We interpret this by showing that extensile activity renders the system motile, enabling cells to undergo neighbour exchanges. Contractile cells that come into contact as a result are then more likely to stay connected due to an effective attraction arising from contractile activity. |
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| spellingShingle | Cell Sorting in an Active Nematic Vertex Model Rozman, Jan Yeomans, Julia M. Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics We study a mixture of extensile and contractile cells using a vertex model extended to include active nematic stresses. The two cell populations phase separate over time. While phase separation strengthens monotonically with an increasing magnitude of contractile activity, the dependence on extensile activity is non-monotonic, so that sufficiently high values reduce the extent of sorting. We interpret this by showing that extensile activity renders the system motile, enabling cells to undergo neighbour exchanges. Contractile cells that come into contact as a result are then more likely to stay connected due to an effective attraction arising from contractile activity. |
| title | Cell Sorting in an Active Nematic Vertex Model |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.19591 |