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Patterning precision under non-linear morphogen decay and molecular noise.

Jan Andreas Adelmann^1,2, Roman Vetter^1,2, Dagmar Iber^1,2

¹Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.

|April 27, 2023

Summary

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Non-linear morphogen decay does not improve gradient precision in patterned tissues. Cell simulations show non-linear decay increases positional error, especially far from the source, suggesting decay dynamics are unlikely to play a key role in patterning.

Keywords:

cell-based simulation computational biology developmental biology morphogen gradient non-linear decay none precision systems biology tissue patterning

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Area of Science:

Developmental biology
Systems biology
Computational biology

Background:

Morphogen gradients are crucial for cell positional information in developing tissues.
Non-linear morphogen decay has been hypothesized to enhance gradient precision by minimizing source variability sensitivity.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantitatively compare the positional error of morphogen gradients with linear versus non-linear decay using cell-based simulations.
To evaluate the impact of decay dynamics on patterning precision under physiological noise levels.

Main Methods:

Utilizing cell-based simulations to model morphogen transport and decay.
Quantitatively analyzing positional error in simulated tissue gradients under different decay models.
Investigating the influence of boundary conditions (flux barrier) on gradient behavior.

Main Results:

Non-linear decay was confirmed to reduce positional error near the morphogen source, but the effect was minimal at physiological noise levels.
Positional error significantly increased with non-linear decay in regions far from the source, particularly in tissues with a boundary flux barrier.
The study found that morphogen decay dynamics have a limited impact on overall patterning precision.

Conclusions:

The proposed benefit of non-linear morphogen decay for enhancing gradient precision is questionable under realistic biological conditions.
Positional errors introduced by non-linear decay, especially in distal tissue regions, outweigh potential benefits.
Morphogen decay dynamics are unlikely to be a primary mechanism for achieving high patterning precision in vivo.