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Engineering Three-dimensional Epithelial Tissues Embedded within Extracellular Matrix

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Vertex models capturing subcellular scales in epithelial tissues.

Zoë Lange^1,2, Franziska Matthäus^1,3, Mingfeng Qiu^4,5

¹Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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|May 21, 2025

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Extended vertex models analyze epithelial tissue mechanics by incorporating subcellular details like myosin activity. These models reveal how tissue properties and rigidity transitions are affected by cellular-level changes.

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Developmental Biology
Computational Biology

Background:

Vertex models are essential for studying epithelial tissues as cell boundary networks.
They have been key in understanding cell packing geometry and rigidity transitions.
Extended vertex models link subcellular features to tissue-scale properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To review extensions of vertex models for epithelial tissues.
To explore how subcellular features influence macroscopic tissue properties.
To discuss the impact of model extensions on rigidity transitions and packing disorder.

Main Methods:

Review of extended vertex models incorporating subcellular features.
Analysis of how model extensions affect tissue properties and transitions.
Discussion of complementary models and statistical inference.

Main Results:

Model extensions can significantly alter critical thresholds and rigidity transitions.
Packing disorder can arise from various subcellular mechanisms.
Stochasticity and local size changes are common in tissue mechanics.

Conclusions:

Extensions to vertex models challenge current understanding of tissue mechanics.
Comparative studies are needed to classify vertex models and their properties.
Further discussion on modeling choices and biological motivations is essential.