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Area of Science:

  • * Biophysics
  • * Cell Biology
  • * Computational Biology

Background:

  • * Active vertex models simulate confluent cellular monolayers.
  • * Cellular behavior is influenced by inertial and active forces.
  • * Understanding cell-cell interactions is crucial for tissue dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To numerically simulate cellular monolayer spreading and antagonistic migration.
  • * To investigate the role of cell-cell junction tensions in mixing or segregation.
  • * To apply topological data analysis for characterizing cellular interfaces.

Main Methods:

  • * Modification and calibration of an active vertex model.
  • * Numerical simulations of cellular spreading and antagonistic migration assays.
  • * Application of topological data analysis (bottleneck/Wasserstein distances) to persistent homology.

Main Results:

  • * Simulated monolayer spreading shows finger formation, swirls, and increasing order parameters.
  • * Internal cells exhibit smaller areas than interface cells.
  • * Antagonistic migration outcomes (mixing/segregation) depend on junction tensions and cell distribution.

Conclusions:

  • * The active vertex model accurately reproduces experimental observations.
  • * Topological data analysis provides a scalable method for interface characterization.
  • * Findings have implications for wound healing, cancer metastasis, and tissue engineering.