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OA_place: publisher
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abstract:
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  text: 'Developmental patterning comprises processes that range from purely instructed,
    where external signals specify cell fates, to fully self-organized, where spatial
    patterns emerge autonomously through cellular interactions. We propose that both
    extremes—as well as the continuum of intermediate cases—can be conceptualized
    as information-processing systems, whose operation can be described using “Marr''s
    three levels of analysis”: the computational problem being solved, the algorithms
    employed, and their molecular implementation. At the first level, we argue that
    normative theories, such as information-theoretic optimization principles, provide
    a formalization of the computational problem. At the second level, we show how
    simplified information-processing architectures provide a framework for developmental
    algorithms, which are formalized mathematically using dynamical systems theory.
    At the third level, the implementation of developmental algorithms is described
    by mechanistic biophysical and gene regulatory network models.'
acknowledgement: We thank Edouard Hannezo, Anna Kicheva, Fridtjof Brauns, and all
  members of the Brückner and Tkačik groups for feedback and inspiring discussions.
  This work was supported in part by European Research Council ERC-2023-SyG “Dynatrans”
  Grant No. 101118866 (G.T.). This work was conducted while visiting the Okinawa Institute
  of Science and Technology (OIST) through the Theoretical Sciences Visiting Program
  (TSVP); at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) Santa Barbara, supported
  by NSF Grant No. PHY-1748958 and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Grant No.
  2919.02; and at Lucullus, Vienna.
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author:
- first_name: David
  full_name: Brückner, David
  id: e1e86031-6537-11eb-953a-f7ab92be508d
  last_name: Brückner
  orcid: 0000-0001-7205-2975
- first_name: Gašper
  full_name: Tkačik, Gašper
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  last_name: Tkačik
  orcid: 0000-0002-6699-1455
citation:
  ama: 'Brückner D, Tkačik G. Marr’s three levels for embryonic development: Information,
    dynamical systems, gene networks. <i>PRX Life</i>. 2026;4. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/fdcf-dkws">10.1103/fdcf-dkws</a>'
  apa: 'Brückner, D., &#38; Tkačik, G. (2026). Marr’s three levels for embryonic development:
    Information, dynamical systems, gene networks. <i>PRX Life</i>. American Physical
    Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/fdcf-dkws">https://doi.org/10.1103/fdcf-dkws</a>'
  chicago: 'Brückner, David, and Gašper Tkačik. “Marr’s Three Levels for Embryonic
    Development: Information, Dynamical Systems, Gene Networks.” <i>PRX Life</i>.
    American Physical Society, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/fdcf-dkws">https://doi.org/10.1103/fdcf-dkws</a>.'
  ieee: 'D. Brückner and G. Tkačik, “Marr’s three levels for embryonic development:
    Information, dynamical systems, gene networks,” <i>PRX Life</i>, vol. 4. American
    Physical Society, 2026.'
  ista: 'Brückner D, Tkačik G. 2026. Marr’s three levels for embryonic development:
    Information, dynamical systems, gene networks. PRX Life. 4, 017001.'
  mla: 'Brückner, David, and Gašper Tkačik. “Marr’s Three Levels for Embryonic Development:
    Information, Dynamical Systems, Gene Networks.” <i>PRX Life</i>, vol. 4, 017001,
    American Physical Society, 2026, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/fdcf-dkws">10.1103/fdcf-dkws</a>.'
  short: D. Brückner, G. Tkačik, PRX Life 4 (2026).
corr_author: '1'
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department:
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doi: 10.1103/fdcf-dkws
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title: 'Marr''s three levels for embryonic development: Information, dynamical systems,
  gene networks'
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  text: Theoretical studies have shown that stochasticity can affect the dynamics
    of ecosystems in counterintuitive ways. However, without knowing the equations
    governing the dynamics of populations or ecosystems, it is difficult to ascertain
    the role of stochasticity in real datasets. Therefore, the inverse problem of
    inferring the governing stochastic equations from datasets is important. Here,
    we present an equation discovery methodology that takes time series data of state
    variables as input and outputs a stochastic differential equation. We achieve
    this by combining traditional approaches from stochastic calculus with the equation
    discovery techniques. We demonstrate the generality of the method via several
    applications. First, we deliberately choose various stochastic models with fundamentally
    different governing equations, yet they produce nearly identical steady-state
    distributions. We show that we can recover the correct underlying equations, and
    thus infer the structure of their stability, accurately from the analysis of time
    series data alone. We demonstrate our method on two real-world datasets—fish schooling
    and single-cell migration—that have vastly different spatiotemporal scales and
    dynamics. We illustrate various limitations and potential pitfalls of the method
    and how to overcome them via diagnostic measures. Finally, we provide our open-source
    code via a package named PyDaDDy (Python Library for Data-Driven Dynamics).
acknowledgement: V.G. acknowledges support from the Science and Engi-neering Research
  Board, Department of Biotechnology,and the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion
  of Ad-vanced Research (64T4-1). D.R.M. acknowledges supportfrom a Department of
  Science and Technology (DST) In-novation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research
  (IN-SPIRE) Faculty Award. J.J. acknowledges support froma Humboldt postdoctoral
  fellowship and the Heidelber-ger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Heidelberg, Germany.D.B.B.
  acknowledges support from the NOMIS Founda-tion and an European Molecular Biology
  Organization(EMBO) postdoctoral fellowship (ALTF 343-2022). A.N.and S.P. acknowledge
  support from Ministry of Educa-tion (MoE) PhD fellowships. We thank Ashrit Mangal-wedhekar,
  Vivek Jadhav, Shikhara Bhat, Cassandre Aimon,and Harishankar Muppirala for comments
  on the manu-script and code. We thank Kollegala Sharma for his inputon the Kannada
  translation of the title and abstract.Data-Driven Model Discovery E115
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: Arshed
  full_name: Nabeel, Arshed
  last_name: Nabeel
- first_name: Ashwin
  full_name: Karichannavar, Ashwin
  last_name: Karichannavar
- first_name: Shuaib
  full_name: Palathingal, Shuaib
  last_name: Palathingal
- first_name: Jitesh
  full_name: Jhawar, Jitesh
  last_name: Jhawar
- first_name: David
  full_name: Brückner, David
  id: e1e86031-6537-11eb-953a-f7ab92be508d
  last_name: Brückner
  orcid: 0000-0001-7205-2975
- first_name: Danny
  full_name: Raj M, Danny
  last_name: Raj M
- first_name: Vishwesha
  full_name: Guttal, Vishwesha
  last_name: Guttal
citation:
  ama: Nabeel A, Karichannavar A, Palathingal S, et al. Discovering stochastic dynamical
    equations from ecological time series data. <i>The American Naturalist</i>. 2025;205(4):E100-E117.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1086/734083">10.1086/734083</a>
  apa: Nabeel, A., Karichannavar, A., Palathingal, S., Jhawar, J., Brückner, D., Raj
    M, D., &#38; Guttal, V. (2025). Discovering stochastic dynamical equations from
    ecological time series data. <i>The American Naturalist</i>. University of Chicago
    Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1086/734083">https://doi.org/10.1086/734083</a>
  chicago: Nabeel, Arshed, Ashwin Karichannavar, Shuaib Palathingal, Jitesh Jhawar,
    David Brückner, Danny Raj M, and Vishwesha Guttal. “Discovering Stochastic Dynamical
    Equations from Ecological Time Series Data.” <i>The American Naturalist</i>. University
    of Chicago Press, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1086/734083">https://doi.org/10.1086/734083</a>.
  ieee: A. Nabeel <i>et al.</i>, “Discovering stochastic dynamical equations from
    ecological time series data,” <i>The American Naturalist</i>, vol. 205, no. 4.
    University of Chicago Press, pp. E100–E117, 2025.
  ista: Nabeel A, Karichannavar A, Palathingal S, Jhawar J, Brückner D, Raj M D, Guttal
    V. 2025. Discovering stochastic dynamical equations from ecological time series
    data. The American Naturalist. 205(4), E100–E117.
  mla: Nabeel, Arshed, et al. “Discovering Stochastic Dynamical Equations from Ecological
    Time Series Data.” <i>The American Naturalist</i>, vol. 205, no. 4, University
    of Chicago Press, 2025, pp. E100–17, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1086/734083">10.1086/734083</a>.
  short: A. Nabeel, A. Karichannavar, S. Palathingal, J. Jhawar, D. Brückner, D. Raj
    M, V. Guttal, The American Naturalist 205 (2025) E100–E117.
date_created: 2025-07-21T08:37:27Z
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- _id: EdHa
doi: 10.1086/734083
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- iso: eng
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  grant_number: ALTF 343-2022
  name: A mechano-chemical theory for stem cell fate decisions in organoid development
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  text: Cell migration in narrow microenvironments occurs in numerous physiological
    processes. It involves successive cycles of confinement and release that drive
    important morphological changes. However, it remains unclear whether migrating
    cells can retain a memory of their past morphological states that could potentially
    facilitate their navigation through confined spaces. We demonstrate that local
    geometry governs a switch between two cell morphologies, thereby facilitating
    cell passage through long and narrow gaps. We combined cell migration assays on
    standardized microsystems with biophysical modelling and biochemical perturbations
    to show that migrating cells have a long-term memory of past confinement events.
    The morphological cell states correlate across transitions through actin cortex
    remodelling. These findings indicate that mechanical memory in migrating cells
    plays an active role in their migratory potential in confined environments.
acknowledgement: We are grateful to members of S.G.’s laboratory for feedback and
  suggestions. We thank E. Hannezo, J. O. Rädler, M. Piel, O. du Roure and J. Heuvingh
  for inspiring discussions. Y.K. and S.G. acknowledge J. B. Braquenier from Nikon
  Instruments Belux and the Nikon BioImaging Lab in Leiden (the Netherlands) for their
  support with the Nikon Spatial Array Confocal enhanced-resolution confocal microscopy.
  We thank D. S. Herrador and M. Balland for their help in improving the microprinting
  method. D.B.B. was supported by the NOMIS Foundation as a NOMIS Fellow and by an
  EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (ALTF 343-2022). Y.K., M.L. and S.G. acknowledge funding
  from the University of Mons (FEDER Prostem Research Project no. 1510614, Wallonia
  DG06), the F.R.S.-FNRS (Epiforce Project no. T.0092.21, Cellsqueezer Project no.
  J.0061.23 and Optopattern Project no. U.NO26.22) and the Interreg projects ANTIRESI
  and MICROPLAITE, which are financially supported by Interreg France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen
  (Fonds Européen de Développement Régional). Y.K. and M.L. are financially supported
  by F.R.S.-FNRS as FRIA Grantee FNRS and Postdoctoral Fellow (Chargé de Recherches),
  respectively. Y.K. and S.G. acknowledge le Fonds pour la Recherche Médicale dans
  le Hainaut (FRMH). G.C. was supported by a grant from the Biotechnology and Biological
  Sciences Research Council (grant no. BB/V007483/1).
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Yohalie
  full_name: Kalukula, Yohalie
  last_name: Kalukula
- first_name: Marine
  full_name: Luciano, Marine
  last_name: Luciano
- first_name: Gleb
  full_name: Simanov, Gleb
  last_name: Simanov
- first_name: Guillaume
  full_name: Charras, Guillaume
  last_name: Charras
- first_name: David
  full_name: Brückner, David
  id: e1e86031-6537-11eb-953a-f7ab92be508d
  last_name: Brückner
  orcid: 0000-0001-7205-2975
- first_name: Sylvain
  full_name: Gabriele, Sylvain
  last_name: Gabriele
citation:
  ama: Kalukula Y, Luciano M, Simanov G, Charras G, Brückner D, Gabriele S. The actin
    cortex acts as a mechanical memory of morphology in confined migrating cells.
    <i>Nature Physics</i>. 2025;21:1451-1461. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02980-z">10.1038/s41567-025-02980-z</a>
  apa: Kalukula, Y., Luciano, M., Simanov, G., Charras, G., Brückner, D., &#38; Gabriele,
    S. (2025). The actin cortex acts as a mechanical memory of morphology in confined
    migrating cells. <i>Nature Physics</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02980-z">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02980-z</a>
  chicago: Kalukula, Yohalie, Marine Luciano, Gleb Simanov, Guillaume Charras, David
    Brückner, and Sylvain Gabriele. “The Actin Cortex Acts as a Mechanical Memory
    of Morphology in Confined Migrating Cells.” <i>Nature Physics</i>. Springer Nature,
    2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02980-z">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02980-z</a>.
  ieee: Y. Kalukula, M. Luciano, G. Simanov, G. Charras, D. Brückner, and S. Gabriele,
    “The actin cortex acts as a mechanical memory of morphology in confined migrating
    cells,” <i>Nature Physics</i>, vol. 21. Springer Nature, pp. 1451–1461, 2025.
  ista: Kalukula Y, Luciano M, Simanov G, Charras G, Brückner D, Gabriele S. 2025.
    The actin cortex acts as a mechanical memory of morphology in confined migrating
    cells. Nature Physics. 21, 1451–1461.
  mla: Kalukula, Yohalie, et al. “The Actin Cortex Acts as a Mechanical Memory of
    Morphology in Confined Migrating Cells.” <i>Nature Physics</i>, vol. 21, Springer
    Nature, 2025, pp. 1451–61, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02980-z">10.1038/s41567-025-02980-z</a>.
  short: Y. Kalukula, M. Luciano, G. Simanov, G. Charras, D. Brückner, S. Gabriele,
    Nature Physics 21 (2025) 1451–1461.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2025-08-31T22:01:33Z
date_published: 2025-09-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-12-30T09:34:11Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: EdHa
doi: 10.1038/s41567-025-02980-z
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isi: 1
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- iso: eng
month: '09'
oa_version: None
page: 1451-1461
project:
- _id: 34e2a5b5-11ca-11ed-8bc3-b2265616ef0b
  grant_number: ALTF 343-2022
  name: A mechano-chemical theory for stem cell fate decisions in organoid development
publication: Nature Physics
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1745-2481
  issn:
  - 1745-2473
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publisher: Springer Nature
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title: The actin cortex acts as a mechanical memory of morphology in confined migrating
  cells
type: journal_article
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...
---
OA_place: repository
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Haptotaxis is the process of directed cell migration along gradients of extracellular
    matrix density and is central to morphogenesis, immune responses and cancer invasion.
    It is commonly assumed that cells respond to these gradients by migrating directionally
    towards the regions of highest ligand density. In contrast with this view, here
    we show that cells exposed to micropatterned fibronectin gradients exhibit a wide
    range of complex trajectories, including directed haptotactic migration up the
    gradient but also linear oscillations and circles with extended periods of migration
    down the gradient. To explain this behaviour, we developed a biophysical model
    of haptotactic cell migration based on a coarse-grained molecular clutch model
    coupled to persistent stochastic polarity dynamics. Although initial haptotactic
    migration is explained by the differential friction at the front and back of the
    cell, the observed complex trajectories over longer timescales arise from the
    interplay between differential friction, persistence and physical confinement.
    Overall, our study reveals that confinement and persistence modulate the ability
    of cells to sense and respond to haptotactic cues and provides a framework for
    understanding how cells navigate complex environments.
acknowledgement: We thank all the members of our groups for discussions and support.
  We thank A. Menéndez, S. Usieto, M. Purciolas and E. Coderch for technical assistance.
  We thank G. Charras (London Centre for Nanotechnology, UK) and M. Sheetz (Columbia
  University, USA) for sharing cells used in this work. We thank J. Ivaska (University
  of Turku, Finland) for sharing integrin α5-GFP DNA plasmid. We thank P. Guillamat
  for technical advice and A. Labernardie for providing the microfluidic channels.
  We thank M. Gómez-González for sharing the 2D traction microscopy algorithm. Finally,
  we thank P. Guillamat, J. Abenza, G. Ceada, L. Faure, E. Dalaka, M. Matejčić, A.
  Beedle, I. Granero, O. Baguer, A. Albajar and N. Chahare for discussions. This paper
  was funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Grant Nos. AGAUR SGR-2017-01602 to X.T.
  and 2021 SGR 00523 to R.S. and the CERCA Programme and ICREA Academia awards to
  P.R.-C.), the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation MICCINN/FEDER (Grant Nos.
  PID2021-128635NB-I00, MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and ERDF-EU A way of making
  Europe to X.T., PID2021-128674OB-I00 and CNS2022-135533 to R.S. and PID2019-110298GB-I00
  to P.R.-C.), the European Research Council (Grant Nos. 101097753 to P.R.-C. and
  Adv-883739 to X.T.), Fundació la Marató de TV3 (Project Award 201903-30-31-32 to
  X.T.), the European Commission (Grant No. H2020-FETPROACT-01-2016-731957 to P.R.-C.
  and X.T.) and La Caixa Foundation (Grant No. LCF/PR/HR20/52400004 to P.R.-C. and
  X.T.). R.S. is a Serra-Hunter fellow. D.B.B. was supported by the NOMIS foundation
  as a NOMIS fellow, by the European Molecular Biology Organization (Postdoctoral
  Fellowship ALTF 343-2022) and by the Austrian Academy of Sciences through an APART-MINT
  Fellowship. I.C.F. acknowledges support from the European Foundation for the Study
  of Chronic Liver Failure. IBEC is recipient of a Severo Ochoa Award of Excellence
  from MINECO.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Isabela Corina
  full_name: Fortunato, Isabela Corina
  last_name: Fortunato
- first_name: David
  full_name: Brückner, David
  id: e1e86031-6537-11eb-953a-f7ab92be508d
  last_name: Brückner
  orcid: 0000-0001-7205-2975
- first_name: Steffen
  full_name: Grosser, Steffen
  last_name: Grosser
- first_name: Rohit
  full_name: Nautiyal, Rohit
  last_name: Nautiyal
- first_name: Leone
  full_name: Rossetti, Leone
  last_name: Rossetti
- first_name: Miquel
  full_name: Bosch-Padrós, Miquel
  last_name: Bosch-Padrós
- first_name: Jonel
  full_name: Trebicka, Jonel
  last_name: Trebicka
- first_name: Pere
  full_name: Roca-Cusachs, Pere
  last_name: Roca-Cusachs
- first_name: Raimon
  full_name: Sunyer, Raimon
  last_name: Sunyer
- first_name: Edouard B
  full_name: Hannezo, Edouard B
  id: 3A9DB764-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Hannezo
  orcid: 0000-0001-6005-1561
- first_name: Xavier
  full_name: Trepat, Xavier
  last_name: Trepat
citation:
  ama: Fortunato IC, Brückner D, Grosser S, et al. Single-cell migration along and
    against confined haptotactic gradients. <i>Nature Physics</i>. 2025;21:1638-1647.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03015-3">10.1038/s41567-025-03015-3</a>
  apa: Fortunato, I. C., Brückner, D., Grosser, S., Nautiyal, R., Rossetti, L., Bosch-Padrós,
    M., … Trepat, X. (2025). Single-cell migration along and against confined haptotactic
    gradients. <i>Nature Physics</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03015-3">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03015-3</a>
  chicago: Fortunato, Isabela Corina, David Brückner, Steffen Grosser, Rohit Nautiyal,
    Leone Rossetti, Miquel Bosch-Padrós, Jonel Trebicka, et al. “Single-Cell Migration
    along and against Confined Haptotactic Gradients.” <i>Nature Physics</i>. Springer
    Nature, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03015-3">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03015-3</a>.
  ieee: I. C. Fortunato <i>et al.</i>, “Single-cell migration along and against confined
    haptotactic gradients,” <i>Nature Physics</i>, vol. 21. Springer Nature, pp. 1638–1647,
    2025.
  ista: Fortunato IC, Brückner D, Grosser S, Nautiyal R, Rossetti L, Bosch-Padrós
    M, Trebicka J, Roca-Cusachs P, Sunyer R, Hannezo EB, Trepat X. 2025. Single-cell
    migration along and against confined haptotactic gradients. Nature Physics. 21,
    1638–1647.
  mla: Fortunato, Isabela Corina, et al. “Single-Cell Migration along and against
    Confined Haptotactic Gradients.” <i>Nature Physics</i>, vol. 21, Springer Nature,
    2025, pp. 1638–47, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03015-3">10.1038/s41567-025-03015-3</a>.
  short: I.C. Fortunato, D. Brückner, S. Grosser, R. Nautiyal, L. Rossetti, M. Bosch-Padrós,
    J. Trebicka, P. Roca-Cusachs, R. Sunyer, E.B. Hannezo, X. Trepat, Nature Physics
    21 (2025) 1638–1647.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2025-10-05T22:01:36Z
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abstract:
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  text: The importance of physical forces in the morphogenesis, homeostatic function,
    and pathological dysfunction of multicellular tissues is being increasingly characterized,
    both theoretically and experimentally. Analogies between biological systems and
    inert materials such as foams, gels, and liquid crystals have provided striking
    insights into the core design principles underlying multicellular organization.
    However, these connections can seem surprising given that a key feature of multicellular
    systems is their ability to constantly consume energy, providing an active origin
    for the forces that they produce. Key emerging questions are, therefore, to understand
    whether and how this activity grants tissues novel properties that do not have
    counterparts in classical materials, as well as their consequences for biological
    function. Here, we review recent discoveries at the intersection of active matter
    and tissue biology, with an emphasis on how modeling and experiments can be combined
    to understand the dynamics of multicellular systems. These approaches suggest
    that a number of key biological tissue-scale phenomena, such as morphogenetic
    shape changes, collective migration, or fate decisions, share unifying design
    principles that can be described by physical models of tissue active matter.
acknowledgement: We thank Fridtjof Brauns, Anna Kicheva, and Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
  for a critical reading of the manuscript and Claudia Flandoli for the artwork in
  the figures. D.B.B. was supported by the NOMIS foundation as a NOMIS Fellow and
  by an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (ALTF 343-2022). This work received funding from
  the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020
  Research and Innovation Programme Grant Agreement no. 851288.
article_number: a041653
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  full_name: Brückner, David
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  last_name: Brückner
  orcid: 0000-0001-7205-2975
- first_name: Edouard B
  full_name: Hannezo, Edouard B
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  last_name: Hannezo
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citation:
  ama: 'Brückner D, Hannezo EB. Tissue active matter: Integrating mechanics and signaling
    into dynamical models. <i>Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology</i>. 2025;17(4).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041653">10.1101/cshperspect.a041653</a>'
  apa: 'Brückner, D., &#38; Hannezo, E. B. (2025). Tissue active matter: Integrating
    mechanics and signaling into dynamical models. <i>Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives
    in Biology</i>. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041653">https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041653</a>'
  chicago: 'Brückner, David, and Edouard B Hannezo. “Tissue Active Matter: Integrating
    Mechanics and Signaling into Dynamical Models.” <i>Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives
    in Biology</i>. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041653">https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041653</a>.'
  ieee: 'D. Brückner and E. B. Hannezo, “Tissue active matter: Integrating mechanics
    and signaling into dynamical models,” <i>Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology</i>,
    vol. 17, no. 4. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2025.'
  ista: 'Brückner D, Hannezo EB. 2025. Tissue active matter: Integrating mechanics
    and signaling into dynamical models. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology.
    17(4), a041653.'
  mla: 'Brückner, David, and Edouard B. Hannezo. “Tissue Active Matter: Integrating
    Mechanics and Signaling into Dynamical Models.” <i>Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives
    in Biology</i>, vol. 17, no. 4, a041653, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,
    2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041653">10.1101/cshperspect.a041653</a>.'
  short: D. Brückner, E.B. Hannezo, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology 17
    (2025).
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2025-01-29T13:33:47Z
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  name: Design Principles of Branching Morphogenesis
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title: 'Tissue active matter: Integrating mechanics and signaling into dynamical models'
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  text: Cell migration is a fundamental process during embryonic development. Most
    studies in vivo have focused on the migration of cells using the extracellular
    matrix (ECM) as their substrate for migration. In contrast, much less is known
    about how cells migrate on other cells, as found in early embryos when the ECM
    has not yet formed. Here, we show that lateral mesendoderm (LME) cells in the
    early zebrafish gastrula use the ectoderm as their substrate for migration. We
    show that the lateral ectoderm is permissive for the animal-pole-directed migration
    of LME cells, while the ectoderm at the animal pole halts it. These differences
    in permissiveness depend on the lateral ectoderm being more cohesive than the
    animal ectoderm, a property controlled by bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling
    within the ectoderm. Collectively, these findings identify ectoderm tissue cohesion
    as one critical factor in regulating LME migration during zebrafish gastrulation.
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acknowledgement: 'We are grateful to the colleagues who contributed to this work with
  discussions, technical advice, and feedback on the manuscript: Irene Steccari, David
  Labrousse Arias and the other members of the Heisenberg lab, Nicole Amberg, Florian
  Pauler, Nicoletta Petridou, Elena Scarpa, and Edouard Hannezo. We also thank the
  Imaging and Optics Facility, the Life Science Facility, and the Scientific Computing
  Unit at ISTA for support. The Next Generation Sequencing Facility at Vienna BioCenter
  Core Facilities performed the RNA-seq for animal and lateral ectoderm. D.B.B. was
  supported by the NOMIS Foundation as a NOMIS Fellow and by an EMBO Postdoctoral
  Fellowship (ALTF 343-2022). S. Tavano was supported by an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship
  (ALTF 1159-2018).'
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  last_name: Brückner
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  last_name: Tasciyan
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- first_name: Xin
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- first_name: Roland
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  last_name: Kardos
- first_name: Alexandra
  full_name: Schauer, Alexandra
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  last_name: Schauer
  orcid: 0000-0001-7659-9142
- first_name: Robert
  full_name: Hauschild, Robert
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  last_name: Hauschild
  orcid: 0000-0001-9843-3522
- first_name: Carl-Philipp J
  full_name: Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp J
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  last_name: Heisenberg
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  ama: Tavano S, Brückner D, Tasciyan S, et al. BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm
    tissue material properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during
    early zebrafish gastrulation. <i>Cell Reports</i>. 2025;44(3). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387">10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387</a>
  apa: Tavano, S., Brückner, D., Tasciyan, S., Tong, X., Kardos, R., Schauer, A.,
    … Heisenberg, C.-P. J. (2025). BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material
    properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish
    gastrulation. <i>Cell Reports</i>. Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387</a>
  chicago: Tavano, Ste, David Brückner, Saren Tasciyan, Xin Tong, Roland Kardos, Alexandra
    Schauer, Robert Hauschild, and Carl-Philipp J Heisenberg. “BMP-Dependent Patterning
    of Ectoderm Tissue Material Properties Modulates Lateral Mesendoderm Cell Migration
    during Early Zebrafish Gastrulation.” <i>Cell Reports</i>. Elsevier, 2025. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387</a>.
  ieee: S. Tavano <i>et al.</i>, “BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material
    properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish
    gastrulation,” <i>Cell Reports</i>, vol. 44, no. 3. Elsevier, 2025.
  ista: Tavano S, Brückner D, Tasciyan S, Tong X, Kardos R, Schauer A, Hauschild R,
    Heisenberg C-PJ. 2025. BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material properties
    modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish gastrulation.
    Cell Reports. 44(3), 115387.
  mla: Tavano, Ste, et al. “BMP-Dependent Patterning of Ectoderm Tissue Material Properties
    Modulates Lateral Mesendoderm Cell Migration during Early Zebrafish Gastrulation.”
    <i>Cell Reports</i>, vol. 44, no. 3, 115387, Elsevier, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387">10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115387</a>.
  short: S. Tavano, D. Brückner, S. Tasciyan, X. Tong, R. Kardos, A. Schauer, R. Hauschild,
    C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Cell Reports 44 (2025).
corr_author: '1'
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date_published: 2025-03-25T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-10-22T07:00:04Z
day: '25'
ddc:
- '570'
department:
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- _id: MiSi
- _id: Bio
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  text: 'The migration behavior of colliding cells is critically determined by transient
    contact interactions. During these interactions, the motility machinery, including
    the front-rear polarization of the cell, dynamically responds to surface protein-mediated
    transmission of forces and biochemical signals between cells. While biomolecular
    details of such contact interactions are increasingly well understood, it remains
    unclear what biophysical interaction mechanisms govern the cell-level dynamics
    of colliding cells and how these mechanisms vary across cell types. Here we develop
    a phenomenological theory based on 14 candidate contact-interaction mechanisms
    coupling cell position, protrusion, and polarity. Using high-throughput micropattern
    experiments, we detect which of these phenomenological contact interactions captures
    the interaction behaviors of cells. We find that various cell types—ranging from
    mesenchymal to epithelial cells—are accurately captured by a single model with
    only two interaction mechanisms: polarity-protrusion coupling and polarity-polarity
    coupling. Remarkably, the qualitatively different interaction behaviors of distinct
    cells, as well as cells subject to molecular perturbations of surface protein-mediated
    signaling, can all be quantitatively captured by varying the strength and sign
    of the polarity-polarity coupling mechanism. Altogether, our data-driven phenomenological
    theory of cell-cell interactions reveals polarity-polarity coupling as a versatile
    and general contact-interaction mechanism, which may underlie diverse collective
    migration behaviors of motile cells.'
acknowledgement: We thank Johannes Flommersfeld, Bram Hoogland, and Ricard Alert for
  helpful discussions. We thank Gerlinde Schwake for producing the E-cadherin mRNA.
  This work was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research
  Foundation), Project-ID 201269156 - SFB 1032 (Project B01 and B12).
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author:
- first_name: Tom
  full_name: Brandstätter, Tom
  last_name: Brandstätter
- first_name: Emily
  full_name: Brieger, Emily
  last_name: Brieger
- first_name: David
  full_name: Brückner, David
  id: e1e86031-6537-11eb-953a-f7ab92be508d
  last_name: Brückner
  orcid: 0000-0001-7205-2975
- first_name: Georg
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  last_name: Ladurner
- first_name: Joachim O.
  full_name: Rädler, Joachim O.
  last_name: Rädler
- first_name: Chase P.
  full_name: Broedersz, Chase P.
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citation:
  ama: Brandstätter T, Brieger E, Brückner D, Ladurner G, Rädler JO, Broedersz CP.
    Data-driven theory reveals protrusion and polarity interactions governing collision
    behavior of distinct motile cells. <i>PRX Life</i>. 2025;3(3). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/3hhj-rt1n">10.1103/3hhj-rt1n</a>
  apa: Brandstätter, T., Brieger, E., Brückner, D., Ladurner, G., Rädler, J. O., &#38;
    Broedersz, C. P. (2025). Data-driven theory reveals protrusion and polarity interactions
    governing collision behavior of distinct motile cells. <i>PRX Life</i>. American
    Physical Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/3hhj-rt1n">https://doi.org/10.1103/3hhj-rt1n</a>
  chicago: Brandstätter, Tom, Emily Brieger, David Brückner, Georg Ladurner, Joachim
    O. Rädler, and Chase P. Broedersz. “Data-Driven Theory Reveals Protrusion and
    Polarity Interactions Governing Collision Behavior of Distinct Motile Cells.”
    <i>PRX Life</i>. American Physical Society, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/3hhj-rt1n">https://doi.org/10.1103/3hhj-rt1n</a>.
  ieee: T. Brandstätter, E. Brieger, D. Brückner, G. Ladurner, J. O. Rädler, and C.
    P. Broedersz, “Data-driven theory reveals protrusion and polarity interactions
    governing collision behavior of distinct motile cells,” <i>PRX Life</i>, vol.
    3, no. 3. American Physical Society, 2025.
  ista: Brandstätter T, Brieger E, Brückner D, Ladurner G, Rädler JO, Broedersz CP.
    2025. Data-driven theory reveals protrusion and polarity interactions governing
    collision behavior of distinct motile cells. PRX Life. 3(3), 033015.
  mla: Brandstätter, Tom, et al. “Data-Driven Theory Reveals Protrusion and Polarity
    Interactions Governing Collision Behavior of Distinct Motile Cells.” <i>PRX Life</i>,
    vol. 3, no. 3, 033015, American Physical Society, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/3hhj-rt1n">10.1103/3hhj-rt1n</a>.
  short: T. Brandstätter, E. Brieger, D. Brückner, G. Ladurner, J.O. Rädler, C.P.
    Broedersz, PRX Life 3 (2025).
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- '570'
department:
- _id: EdHa
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  - '2407.17268'
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abstract:
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  text: Developing tissues interpret dynamic changes in morphogen activity to generate
    cell type diversity. To quantitatively study bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)
    signaling dynamics in the mouse neural tube, we developed an embryonic stem cell
    differentiation system tailored for growing tissues. Differentiating cells form
    striking self-organized patterns of dorsal neural tube cell types driven by sequential
    phases of BMP signaling that are observed both in vitro and in vivo. Data-driven
    biophysical modeling showed that these dynamics result from coupling fast negative
    feedback with slow positive regulation of signaling by the specification of an
    endogenous BMP source. Thus, in contrast to relays that propagate morphogen signaling
    in space, we identify a BMP signaling relay that operates in time. This mechanism
    allows for a rapid initial concentration-sensitive response that is robustly terminated,
    thereby regulating balanced sequential cell type generation. Our study provides
    an experimental and theoretical framework to understand how signaling dynamics
    are exploited in developing tissues.
acknowledgement: We thank A. Miller and N. Papalopulu for reagents and J. Briscoe
  for comments on the manuscript. Work in the A.K. lab is supported by ISTA; the European
  Research Council under Horizon Europe, grant 101044579; and the Austrian Science
  Fund (FWF), grant https://doi.org/10.55776/F78. S.L. is supported by Gesellschaft
  für Forschungsförderung Niederösterreich m.b.H. fellowship SC19-011. D.B.B. was
  supported by the NOMIS foundation as a NOMIS Fellow and by an EMBO Postdoctoral
  Fellowship (ALTF 343-2022).
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- first_name: Martina
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- first_name: Anna
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  last_name: Kicheva
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citation:
  ama: Rus S, Brückner D, Minchington T, et al. Self-organized pattern formation in
    the developing mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling. <i>Developmental
    Cell</i>. 2025;60(4):567-580. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024">10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024</a>
  apa: Rus, S., Brückner, D., Minchington, T., Greunz, M., Merrin, J., Hannezo, E.
    B., &#38; Kicheva, A. (2025). Self-organized pattern formation in the developing
    mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling. <i>Developmental Cell</i>.
    Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024</a>
  chicago: Rus, Stefanie, David Brückner, Thomas Minchington, Martina Greunz, Jack
    Merrin, Edouard B Hannezo, and Anna Kicheva. “Self-Organized Pattern Formation
    in the Developing Mouse Neural Tube by a Temporal Relay of BMP Signaling.” <i>Developmental
    Cell</i>. Elsevier, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024</a>.
  ieee: S. Rus <i>et al.</i>, “Self-organized pattern formation in the developing
    mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling,” <i>Developmental Cell</i>,
    vol. 60, no. 4. Elsevier, pp. 567–580, 2025.
  ista: Rus S, Brückner D, Minchington T, Greunz M, Merrin J, Hannezo EB, Kicheva
    A. 2025. Self-organized pattern formation in the developing mouse neural tube
    by a temporal relay of BMP signaling. Developmental Cell. 60(4), 567–580.
  mla: Rus, Stefanie, et al. “Self-Organized Pattern Formation in the Developing Mouse
    Neural Tube by a Temporal Relay of BMP Signaling.” <i>Developmental Cell</i>,
    vol. 60, no. 4, Elsevier, 2025, pp. 567–80, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024">10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024</a>.
  short: S. Rus, D. Brückner, T. Minchington, M. Greunz, J. Merrin, E.B. Hannezo,
    A. Kicheva, Developmental Cell 60 (2025) 567–580.
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  text: PyDaddy is an open source package which is a key contribution of the manuscript
    Nabeel et al, arXiv:2205.02645. The basic scientific premise for this package
    is to discover the nature of stochasticity in ecological time series datasets.
    It is well known that the stochasticity can affect the dynamics of ecological
    systems in counter-intuitive ways. Without understanding the equations (typically,
    in the form of stochastic differential equations or SDEs, in short) that govern
    the dynamics of populations or ecosystems, it's challenging to determine the impact
    of randomness on real datasets. In this manuscript and accompanying package, we
    introduce a methodology for discovering equations (SDEs) that transforms time
    series data of state variables into stochastic differential equations. This approach
    merges traditional stochastic calculus with modern equation-discovery techniques.
    We showcase the generality of our method through various applications and discuss
    its limitations and potential pitfalls, offering diagnostic measures to address
    these challenges.
acknowledgement: This study was partially funded by Science and Engineering Research
  Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India to Vishwesha Guttal.
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  last_name: Nabeel
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  ama: 'Nabeel A, Karichannavar A, Palathingal S, et al. PyDaddy: A Python Package
    for Discovering SDEs from Time Series Data. 2024. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7137151">10.5281/ZENODO.7137151</a>'
  apa: 'Nabeel, A., Karichannavar, A., Palathingal, S., Jhawar, J., Brückner, D.,
    Danny Raj, M., &#38; Guttal, V. (2024). PyDaddy: A Python Package for Discovering
    SDEs from Time Series Data. Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7137151">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7137151</a>'
  chicago: 'Nabeel, Arshed, Ashwin Karichannavar, Shuaib Palathingal, Jitesh Jhawar,
    David Brückner, Masila Danny Raj, and Vishwesha Guttal. “PyDaddy: A Python Package
    for Discovering SDEs from Time Series Data.” Zenodo, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7137151">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7137151</a>.'
  ieee: 'A. Nabeel <i>et al.</i>, “PyDaddy: A Python Package for Discovering SDEs
    from Time Series Data.” Zenodo, 2024.'
  ista: 'Nabeel A, Karichannavar A, Palathingal S, Jhawar J, Brückner D, Danny Raj
    M, Guttal V. 2024. PyDaddy: A Python Package for Discovering SDEs from Time Series
    Data, Zenodo, <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7137151">10.5281/ZENODO.7137151</a>.'
  mla: 'Nabeel, Arshed, et al. <i>PyDaddy: A Python Package for Discovering SDEs from
    Time Series Data</i>. Zenodo, 2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7137151">10.5281/ZENODO.7137151</a>.'
  short: A. Nabeel, A. Karichannavar, S. Palathingal, J. Jhawar, D. Brückner, M. Danny
    Raj, V. Guttal, (2024).
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  text: Single and collective cell migration are fundamental processes critical for
    physiological phenomena ranging from embryonic development and immune response
    to wound healing and cancer metastasis. To understand cell migration from a physical
    perspective, a broad variety of models for the underlying physical mechanisms
    that govern cell motility have been developed. A key challenge in the development
    of such models is how to connect them to experimental observations, which often
    exhibit complex stochastic behaviours. In this review, we discuss recent advances
    in data-driven theoretical approaches that directly connect with experimental
    data to infer dynamical models of stochastic cell migration. Leveraging advances
    in nanofabrication, image analysis, and tracking technology, experimental studies
    now provide unprecedented large datasets on cellular dynamics. In parallel, theoretical
    efforts have been directed towards integrating such datasets into physical models
    from the single cell to the tissue scale with the aim of conceptualising the emergent
    behaviour of cells. We first review how this inference problem has been addressed
    in both freely migrating and confined cells. Next, we discuss why these dynamics
    typically take the form of underdamped stochastic equations of motion, and how
    such equations can be inferred from data. We then review applications of data-driven
    inference and machine learning approaches to heterogeneity in cell behaviour,
    subcellular degrees of freedom, and to the collective dynamics of multicellular
    systems. Across these applications, we emphasise how data-driven methods can be
    integrated with physical active matter models of migrating cells, and help reveal
    how underlying molecular mechanisms control cell behaviour. Together, these data-driven
    approaches are a promising avenue for building physical models of cell migration
    directly from experimental data, and for providing conceptual links between different
    length-scales of description.
acknowledgement: This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German
  Research Foundation)—Project-ID 201269156—SFB 1032 (Project B12). D B B was supported
  by an NOMIS Fellowship and an EMBO Fellowship (ALTF 343-2022). We thank Joachim
  Rädler, Alexandra Fink, Erwin Frey, Pierre Ronceray, Ricard Alert, Edouard Hannezo,
  Henrik Flyvbjerg, Ulrich Schwarz, Joshua Shaevitz, Greg Stephens, Andrea Cavagna,
  Grzegorz Gradziuk, Fridtjof Brauns, Nikolas Claussen, Tom Brandstätter, Johannes
  Flommersfeld, Christoph Schreiber, Nicolas Arlt, Matthew Schmitt, Joris Messelink,
  Federico Gnesotto, Federica Mura, Bram Hoogland, Manon Wigbers, Isabella Graf, Jessica
  Lober, and many others for inspiring discussions. We also thank Claudia Flandoli
  for the artwork in figures 1, 5, 8 and 9.
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  ama: 'Brückner D, Broedersz CP. Learning dynamical models of single and collective
    cell migration: a review. <i>Reports on Progress in Physics</i>. 2024;87(5). doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/ad36d2">10.1088/1361-6633/ad36d2</a>'
  apa: 'Brückner, D., &#38; Broedersz, C. P. (2024). Learning dynamical models of
    single and collective cell migration: a review. <i>Reports on Progress in Physics</i>.
    IOP Publishing. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/ad36d2">https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/ad36d2</a>'
  chicago: 'Brückner, David, and Chase P. Broedersz. “Learning Dynamical Models of
    Single and Collective Cell Migration: A Review.” <i>Reports on Progress in Physics</i>.
    IOP Publishing, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/ad36d2">https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/ad36d2</a>.'
  ieee: 'D. Brückner and C. P. Broedersz, “Learning dynamical models of single and
    collective cell migration: a review,” <i>Reports on Progress in Physics</i>, vol.
    87, no. 5. IOP Publishing, 2024.'
  ista: 'Brückner D, Broedersz CP. 2024. Learning dynamical models of single and collective
    cell migration: a review. Reports on Progress in Physics. 87(5), 056601.'
  mla: 'Brückner, David, and Chase P. Broedersz. “Learning Dynamical Models of Single
    and Collective Cell Migration: A Review.” <i>Reports on Progress in Physics</i>,
    vol. 87, no. 5, 056601, IOP Publishing, 2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/ad36d2">10.1088/1361-6633/ad36d2</a>.'
  short: D. Brückner, C.P. Broedersz, Reports on Progress in Physics 87 (2024).
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  text: A key feature of many developmental systems is their ability to self-organize
    spatial patterns of functionally distinct cell fates. To ensure proper biological
    function, such patterns must be established reproducibly, by controlling and even
    harnessing intrinsic and extrinsic fluctuations. While the relevant molecular
    processes are increasingly well understood, we lack a principled framework to
    quantify the performance of such stochastic self-organizing systems. To that end,
    we introduce an information-theoretic measure for self-organized fate specification
    during embryonic development. We show that the proposed measure assesses the total
    information content of fate patterns and decomposes it into interpretable contributions
    corresponding to the positional and correlational information. By optimizing the
    proposed measure, our framework provides a normative theory for developmental
    circuits, which we demonstrate on lateral inhibition, cell type proportioning,
    and reaction–diffusion models of self-organization. This paves a way toward a
    classification of developmental systems based on a common information-theoretic
    language, thereby organizing the zoo of implicated chemical and mechanical signaling
    processes.
acknowledgement: We thank Wiktor Młynarski, Juraj Majek, Michal Hledík, Fridtjof Brauns,
  Nikolas Claussen, Benjamin Zoller, Erwin Frey, Thomas Gregor, and Edouard Hannezo
  for inspiring discussions. D.B.B. was supported by the NOMIS foundation as a NOMIS
  Fellow and by an European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Postdoctoral Fellowship
  (ALTF 343-2022). This research was performed in part at the Aspen Center for Physics,
  which is supported by NSF Grant No. PHY-1607611, and Kavli Institute for Theoretical
  Physics (KITP) Santa Barbara, supported by NSF Grant No. PHY-1748958 and the Gordon
  and Betty Moore Foundation Grant No. 2919.02.
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    developmental systems. <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the
    United States of America</i>. 2024;121(23). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322326121">10.1073/pnas.2322326121</a>
  apa: Brückner, D., &#38; Tkačik, G. (2024). Information content and optimization
    of self-organized developmental systems. <i>Proceedings of the National Academy
    of Sciences of the United States of America</i>. National Academy of Sciences.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322326121">https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322326121</a>
  chicago: Brückner, David, and Gašper Tkačik. “Information Content and Optimization
    of Self-Organized Developmental Systems.” <i>Proceedings of the National Academy
    of Sciences of the United States of America</i>. National Academy of Sciences,
    2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322326121">https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322326121</a>.
  ieee: D. Brückner and G. Tkačik, “Information content and optimization of self-organized
    developmental systems,” <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of
    the United States of America</i>, vol. 121, no. 23. National Academy of Sciences,
    2024.
  ista: Brückner D, Tkačik G. 2024. Information content and optimization of self-organized
    developmental systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the
    United States of America. 121(23), e2322326121.
  mla: Brückner, David, and Gašper Tkačik. “Information Content and Optimization of
    Self-Organized Developmental Systems.” <i>Proceedings of the National Academy
    of Sciences of the United States of America</i>, vol. 121, no. 23, e2322326121,
    National Academy of Sciences, 2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322326121">10.1073/pnas.2322326121</a>.
  short: D. Brückner, G. Tkačik, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of
    the United States of America 121 (2024).
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  text: The directed migration of epithelial cell collectives through coordinated
    movements plays a crucial role in various physiological processes and is increasingly
    understood at the level of large confluent monolayers. However, numerous processes
    rely on the migration of small groups of polarized epithelial clusters in complex
    environments, and their responses to external geometries remain poorly understood.
    To address this, we cultivate primary epithelial keratocyte tissues on adhesive
    microstripes to create autonomous epithelial clusters with well-defined geometries.
    We show that their migration efficiency is strongly influenced by the contact
    geometry and the orientation of cell–cell contacts with respect to the direction
    of migration. A combination of velocity and polarity alignment with contact regulation
    of locomotion in an active matter model captures quantitatively the experimental
    data. Furthermore, we predict that this combination of rules enables efficient
    navigation in complex geometries, which we confirm experimentally. Altogether,
    our findings provide a conceptual framework for extracting the interaction rules
    of active systems from their interaction with physical boundaries, as well as
    design principles for collective navigation in complex microenvironments.
acknowledgement: M.L., E.V. and S.G. acknowledge funding from the European Regional
  Development Fund (ERDF) Prostem Research Project (No. 1510614, Wallonia DG06), the
  Epiforce Project of the National Fund for Scientific Research, Belgium (FRS-FNRS;
  Project No. T.0092.21), the Cellsqueezer Project of FRS-FNRS (Project No. J.0061.23),
  the Optopattern Project of FRS-FNRS (Project no. U.NO26.22) and the Interreg MAT(T)ISSE
  project, which is financially supported by Interreg France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen,
  ERDF). A.R. and M.L. are financially supported by FRS-FNRS as a research fellow
  (Aspirant FNRS) and Postdoctoral Researcher (Chargée de Recherches FNRS), respectively.
  E.V. and Y.K. are financially supported by FRS-FNRS through grants from the Fund
  for Research Training in Industry and Agriculture (FRIA). This project was supported
  by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research
  and Innovation Programme (Grant Agreement No. 851288 to E.H.) and Marie Skłodowska-Curie
  Actions (Grant Agreement No. 797621 to M.G.-G.). D.B.B. was supported by the NOMIS
  foundation as a NOMIS fellow and by the European Molecular Biology Organization
  (Postdoctoral Fellowship ALTF 343-2022) and performed this work in part at the Aspen
  Center for Physics, which is supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant
  No. PHY-1607611). X.T. and M.G.-G. acknowledge support from the Government of Catalonia
  (Grant No. AGAUR SGR-2017-01602 and a CERCA Programme), the Spanish Ministry for
  Science and Innovation and ERDF (Grant No. PGC2018-099645-B-I00), the European Research
  Council (Grant No. Adv-883739), Fundació la Marató de TV3 (201903-30-31-32), the
  European Commission (Grant No. H2020-FETPROACT-01-2016-731957), La Caixa Foundation
  and the Biomedical Research Center Consortium in Red (Grant No. CB15/00153) at the
  Carlos III Health Institute, Ministry of Science and Innovation. IBEC is recipient
  of a Severo Ochoa Award of Excellence from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Trade
  and Business.
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  full_name: Vercruysse, Eléonore
  last_name: Vercruysse
- first_name: David
  full_name: Brückner, David
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  last_name: Brückner
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- first_name: Manuel
  full_name: Gómez-González, Manuel
  last_name: Gómez-González
- first_name: Alexandre
  full_name: Remson, Alexandre
  last_name: Remson
- first_name: Marine
  full_name: Luciano, Marine
  last_name: Luciano
- first_name: Yohalie
  full_name: Kalukula, Yohalie
  last_name: Kalukula
- first_name: Leone
  full_name: Rossetti, Leone
  last_name: Rossetti
- first_name: Xavier
  full_name: Trepat, Xavier
  last_name: Trepat
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  full_name: Hannezo, Edouard B
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citation:
  ama: Vercruysse E, Brückner D, Gómez-González M, et al. Geometry-driven migration
    efficiency of autonomous epithelial cell clusters. <i>Nature Physics</i>. 2024;20:1492-1500.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02532-x">10.1038/s41567-024-02532-x</a>
  apa: Vercruysse, E., Brückner, D., Gómez-González, M., Remson, A., Luciano, M.,
    Kalukula, Y., … Gabriele, S. (2024). Geometry-driven migration efficiency of autonomous
    epithelial cell clusters. <i>Nature Physics</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02532-x">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02532-x</a>
  chicago: Vercruysse, Eléonore, David Brückner, Manuel Gómez-González, Alexandre
    Remson, Marine Luciano, Yohalie Kalukula, Leone Rossetti, Xavier Trepat, Edouard
    B Hannezo, and Sylvain Gabriele. “Geometry-Driven Migration Efficiency of Autonomous
    Epithelial Cell Clusters.” <i>Nature Physics</i>. Springer Nature, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02532-x">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02532-x</a>.
  ieee: E. Vercruysse <i>et al.</i>, “Geometry-driven migration efficiency of autonomous
    epithelial cell clusters,” <i>Nature Physics</i>, vol. 20. Springer Nature, pp.
    1492–1500, 2024.
  ista: Vercruysse E, Brückner D, Gómez-González M, Remson A, Luciano M, Kalukula
    Y, Rossetti L, Trepat X, Hannezo EB, Gabriele S. 2024. Geometry-driven migration
    efficiency of autonomous epithelial cell clusters. Nature Physics. 20, 1492–1500.
  mla: Vercruysse, Eléonore, et al. “Geometry-Driven Migration Efficiency of Autonomous
    Epithelial Cell Clusters.” <i>Nature Physics</i>, vol. 20, Springer Nature, 2024,
    pp. 1492–500, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02532-x">10.1038/s41567-024-02532-x</a>.
  short: E. Vercruysse, D. Brückner, M. Gómez-González, A. Remson, M. Luciano, Y.
    Kalukula, L. Rossetti, X. Trepat, E.B. Hannezo, S. Gabriele, Nature Physics 20
    (2024) 1492–1500.
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  text: The multicellular organization of diverse systems, including embryos, intestines,
    and tumors relies on coordinated cell migration in curved environments. In these
    settings, cells establish supracellular patterns of motion, including collective
    rotation and invasion. While such collective modes have been studied extensively
    in flat systems, the consequences of geometrical and topological constraints on
    collective migration in curved systems are largely unknown. Here, we discover
    a collective mode of cell migration in rotating spherical tissues manifesting
    as a propagating single-wavelength velocity wave. This wave is accompanied by
    an apparently incompressible supracellular flow pattern featuring topological
    defects as dictated by the spherical topology. Using a minimal active particle
    model, we reveal that this collective mode arises from the effect of curvature
    on the active flocking behavior of a cell layer confined to a spherical surface.
    Our results thus identify curvature-induced velocity waves as a mode of collective
    cell migration, impacting the dynamical organization of 3D curved tissues.
acknowledgement: We thank H. Abbaszadeh, M.J. Bowick, G. Gradziuk, M.C. Marchetti,
  and S. Shankar for their helpful discussions. Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  (DFG, German Research Foundation)—Project-ID 201269156-SFB 1032 (Project B12). D.B.B.
  is a NOMIS fellow supported by the NOMIS foundation and was in part supported by
  a DFG fellowship within the Graduate School of Quantitative Biosciences Munich (QBM)
  and Joachim Herz Stiftung. R.A. acknowledges support from the Human Frontier Science
  Program (LT000475/2018-C) and from the National Science Foundation, through the
  Center for the Physics of Biological Function (PHY-1734030). M.G. acknowledges support
  from NIH R01GM140108 and Alfred Sloan Foundation. Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  (DFG, German Research Foundation)—Project-ID 201269156-SFB 1032 (Project B12).Open
  Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
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- first_name: Tom
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- first_name: David
  full_name: Brückner, David
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  last_name: Brückner
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- first_name: Yu Long
  full_name: Han, Yu Long
  last_name: Han
- first_name: Ricard
  full_name: Alert, Ricard
  last_name: Alert
- first_name: Ming
  full_name: Guo, Ming
  last_name: Guo
- first_name: Chase P.
  full_name: Broedersz, Chase P.
  last_name: Broedersz
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  ama: Brandstätter T, Brückner D, Han YL, Alert R, Guo M, Broedersz CP. Curvature
    induces active velocity waves in rotating spherical tissues. <i>Nature Communications</i>.
    2023;14. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37054-2">10.1038/s41467-023-37054-2</a>
  apa: Brandstätter, T., Brückner, D., Han, Y. L., Alert, R., Guo, M., &#38; Broedersz,
    C. P. (2023). Curvature induces active velocity waves in rotating spherical tissues.
    <i>Nature Communications</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37054-2">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37054-2</a>
  chicago: Brandstätter, Tom, David Brückner, Yu Long Han, Ricard Alert, Ming Guo,
    and Chase P. Broedersz. “Curvature Induces Active Velocity Waves in Rotating Spherical
    Tissues.” <i>Nature Communications</i>. Springer Nature, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37054-2">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37054-2</a>.
  ieee: T. Brandstätter, D. Brückner, Y. L. Han, R. Alert, M. Guo, and C. P. Broedersz,
    “Curvature induces active velocity waves in rotating spherical tissues,” <i>Nature
    Communications</i>, vol. 14. Springer Nature, 2023.
  ista: Brandstätter T, Brückner D, Han YL, Alert R, Guo M, Broedersz CP. 2023. Curvature
    induces active velocity waves in rotating spherical tissues. Nature Communications.
    14, 1643.
  mla: Brandstätter, Tom, et al. “Curvature Induces Active Velocity Waves in Rotating
    Spherical Tissues.” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 14, 1643, Springer Nature,
    2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37054-2">10.1038/s41467-023-37054-2</a>.
  short: T. Brandstätter, D. Brückner, Y.L. Han, R. Alert, M. Guo, C.P. Broedersz,
    Nature Communications 14 (2023).
date_created: 2023-04-09T22:01:00Z
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  text: Chromosomes in the eukaryotic nucleus are highly compacted. However, for many
    functional processes, including transcription initiation, the pairwise motion
    of distal chromosomal elements such as enhancers and promoters is essential and
    necessitates dynamic fluidity. Here, we used a live-imaging assay to simultaneously
    measure the positions of pairs of enhancers and promoters and their transcriptional
    output while systematically varying the genomic separation between these two DNA
    loci. Our analysis reveals the coexistence of a compact globular organization
    and fast subdiffusive dynamics. These combined features cause an anomalous scaling
    of polymer relaxation times with genomic separation leading to long-ranged correlations.
    Thus, encounter times of DNA loci are much less dependent on genomic distance
    than predicted by existing polymer models, with potential consequences for eukaryotic
    gene expression.
acknowledgement: This work was supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation,
  the Center for the Physics of Biological Function (grant PHY-1734030), and the National
  Institutes of Health (grants R01GM097275, U01DA047730, and U01DK127429). D.B.B.
  was supported by the NOMIS Foundation as a fellow and by an EMBO postdoctoral fellowship
  (ALTF 343-2022). H.C. was supported by a Charles H. Revson Biomedical Science Fellowship.
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- first_name: Lev
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  last_name: Barinov
- first_name: Benjamin
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- first_name: Thomas
  full_name: Gregor, Thomas
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  ama: Brückner D, Chen H, Barinov L, Zoller B, Gregor T. Stochastic motion and transcriptional
    dynamics of pairs of distal DNA loci on a compacted chromosome. <i>Science</i>.
    2023;380(6652):1357-1362. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf5568">10.1126/science.adf5568</a>
  apa: Brückner, D., Chen, H., Barinov, L., Zoller, B., &#38; Gregor, T. (2023). Stochastic
    motion and transcriptional dynamics of pairs of distal DNA loci on a compacted
    chromosome. <i>Science</i>. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf5568">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf5568</a>
  chicago: Brückner, David, Hongtao Chen, Lev Barinov, Benjamin Zoller, and Thomas
    Gregor. “Stochastic Motion and Transcriptional Dynamics of Pairs of Distal DNA
    Loci on a Compacted Chromosome.” <i>Science</i>. American Association for the
    Advancement of Science, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf5568">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf5568</a>.
  ieee: D. Brückner, H. Chen, L. Barinov, B. Zoller, and T. Gregor, “Stochastic motion
    and transcriptional dynamics of pairs of distal DNA loci on a compacted chromosome,”
    <i>Science</i>, vol. 380, no. 6652. American Association for the Advancement of
    Science, pp. 1357–1362, 2023.
  ista: Brückner D, Chen H, Barinov L, Zoller B, Gregor T. 2023. Stochastic motion
    and transcriptional dynamics of pairs of distal DNA loci on a compacted chromosome.
    Science. 380(6652), 1357–1362.
  mla: Brückner, David, et al. “Stochastic Motion and Transcriptional Dynamics of
    Pairs of Distal DNA Loci on a Compacted Chromosome.” <i>Science</i>, vol. 380,
    no. 6652, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023, pp. 1357–62,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf5568">10.1126/science.adf5568</a>.
  short: D. Brückner, H. Chen, L. Barinov, B. Zoller, T. Gregor, Science 380 (2023)
    1357–1362.
date_created: 2023-07-23T22:01:12Z
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  name: A mechano-chemical theory for stem cell fate decisions in organoid development
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abstract:
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  text: Understanding complex living systems, which are fundamentally constrained
    by physical phenomena, requires combining experimental data with theoretical physical
    and mathematical models. To develop such models, collaborations between experimental
    cell biologists and theoreticians are increasingly important but these two groups
    often face challenges achieving mutual understanding. To help navigate these challenges,
    this Perspective discusses different modelling approaches, including bottom-up
    hypothesis-driven and top-down data-driven models, and highlights their strengths
    and applications. Using cell mechanics as an example, we explore the integration
    of specific physical models with experimental data from the molecular, cellular
    and tissue level up to multiscale input. We also emphasize the importance of constraining
    model complexity and outline strategies for crosstalk between experimental design
    and model development. Furthermore, we highlight how physical models can provide
    conceptual insights and produce unifying and generalizable frameworks for biological
    phenomena. Overall, this Perspective aims to promote fruitful collaborations that
    advance our understanding of complex biological systems.
acknowledgement: "We thank Prisca Liberali and Edouard Hannezo for many inspiring
  discussions; Mehmet Can Uçar, Nicoletta I Petridou and Qiutan Yang for a critical
  reading of the manuscript, and Claudia Flandoli for the artwork in Figs 2 and 3.
  We would also like to thank The Company of Biologists for the opportunity to attend
  the 2023 workshop on Collective Cell Migration, and all workshop participants for
  discussions.\r\nC.S. was supported by a European Molecular Biology Organization
  (EMBO) Postdoctoral Fellowship (ALTF 660-2020) and Human Frontier Science Program
  (HFSP) Postdoctoral fellowship (LT000746/2021-L). D.B.B. was supported by the NOMIS
  Foundation as a NOMIS Fellow and by an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (ALTF 343-2022)."
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- first_name: David
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  last_name: Brückner
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  ama: Schwayer C, Brückner D. Connecting theory and experiment in cell and tissue
    mechanics. <i>Journal of Cell Science</i>. 2023;136(24). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.261515">10.1242/jcs.261515</a>
  apa: Schwayer, C., &#38; Brückner, D. (2023). Connecting theory and experiment in
    cell and tissue mechanics. <i>Journal of Cell Science</i>. The Company of Biologists.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.261515">https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.261515</a>
  chicago: Schwayer, Cornelia, and David Brückner. “Connecting Theory and Experiment
    in Cell and Tissue Mechanics.” <i>Journal of Cell Science</i>. The Company of
    Biologists, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.261515">https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.261515</a>.
  ieee: C. Schwayer and D. Brückner, “Connecting theory and experiment in cell and
    tissue mechanics,” <i>Journal of Cell Science</i>, vol. 136, no. 24. The Company
    of Biologists, 2023.
  ista: Schwayer C, Brückner D. 2023. Connecting theory and experiment in cell and
    tissue mechanics. Journal of Cell Science. 136(24), jcs. 261515.
  mla: Schwayer, Cornelia, and David Brückner. “Connecting Theory and Experiment in
    Cell and Tissue Mechanics.” <i>Journal of Cell Science</i>, vol. 136, no. 24,
    jcs. 261515, The Company of Biologists, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.261515">10.1242/jcs.261515</a>.
  short: C. Schwayer, D. Brückner, Journal of Cell Science 136 (2023).
corr_author: '1'
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- _id: CaHe
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  grant_number: ALTF 343-2022
  name: A mechano-chemical theory for stem cell fate decisions in organoid development
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...
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  text: Cell migration in confining physiological environments relies on the concerted
    dynamics of several cellular components, including protrusions, adhesions with
    the environment, and the cell nucleus. However, it remains poorly understood how
    the dynamic interplay of these components and the cell polarity determine the
    emergent migration behavior at the cellular scale. Here, we combine data-driven
    inference with a mechanistic bottom-up approach to develop a model for protrusion
    and polarity dynamics in confined cell migration, revealing how the cellular dynamics
    adapt to confining geometries. Specifically, we use experimental data of joint
    protrusion-nucleus migration trajectories of cells on confining micropatterns
    to systematically determine a mechanistic model linking the stochastic dynamics
    of cell polarity, protrusions, and nucleus. This model indicates that the cellular
    dynamics adapt to confining constrictions through a switch in the polarity dynamics
    from a negative to a positive self-reinforcing feedback loop. Our model further
    reveals how this feedback loop leads to stereotypical cycles of protrusion-nucleus
    dynamics that drive the migration of the cell through constrictions. These cycles
    are disrupted upon perturbation of cytoskeletal components, indicating that the
    positive feedback is controlled by cellular migration mechanisms. Our data-driven
    theoretical approach therefore identifies polarity feedback adaptation as a key
    mechanism in confined cell migration.
acknowledgement: "We thank Grzegorz Gradziuk, StevenRiedijk, Janni Harju, and M. R.
  Schnucki for helpful discussions, and Andriy Goychuk for advice on the image segmentation.
  This project\r\nwas funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research
  Foundation), Project No. 201269156—SFB 1032 (Projects B01 and B12). D. B. B. is
  supported by the NOMIS Foundation and in part by a DFG fellowship within the Graduate
  School of Quantitative Biosciences Munich (QBM), as well as by the Joachim Herz
  Stiftung."
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- first_name: Matthew
  full_name: Schmitt, Matthew
  last_name: Schmitt
- first_name: Alexandra
  full_name: Fink, Alexandra
  last_name: Fink
- first_name: Georg
  full_name: Ladurner, Georg
  last_name: Ladurner
- first_name: Johannes
  full_name: Flommersfeld, Johannes
  last_name: Flommersfeld
- first_name: Nicolas
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  last_name: Arlt
- first_name: Edouard B
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- first_name: Chase P.
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  ama: Brückner D, Schmitt M, Fink A, et al. Geometry adaptation of protrusion and
    polarity dynamics in confined cell migration. <i>Physical Review X</i>. 2022;12(3).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.12.031041">10.1103/physrevx.12.031041</a>
  apa: Brückner, D., Schmitt, M., Fink, A., Ladurner, G., Flommersfeld, J., Arlt,
    N., … Broedersz, C. P. (2022). Geometry adaptation of protrusion and polarity
    dynamics in confined cell migration. <i>Physical Review X</i>. American Physical
    Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.12.031041">https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.12.031041</a>
  chicago: Brückner, David, Matthew Schmitt, Alexandra Fink, Georg Ladurner, Johannes
    Flommersfeld, Nicolas Arlt, Edouard B Hannezo, Joachim O. Rädler, and Chase P.
    Broedersz. “Geometry Adaptation of Protrusion and Polarity Dynamics in Confined
    Cell Migration.” <i>Physical Review X</i>. American Physical Society, 2022. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.12.031041">https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.12.031041</a>.
  ieee: D. Brückner <i>et al.</i>, “Geometry adaptation of protrusion and polarity
    dynamics in confined cell migration,” <i>Physical Review X</i>, vol. 12, no. 3.
    American Physical Society, 2022.
  ista: Brückner D, Schmitt M, Fink A, Ladurner G, Flommersfeld J, Arlt N, Hannezo
    EB, Rädler JO, Broedersz CP. 2022. Geometry adaptation of protrusion and polarity
    dynamics in confined cell migration. Physical Review X. 12(3), 031041.
  mla: Brückner, David, et al. “Geometry Adaptation of Protrusion and Polarity Dynamics
    in Confined Cell Migration.” <i>Physical Review X</i>, vol. 12, no. 3, 031041,
    American Physical Society, 2022, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.12.031041">10.1103/physrevx.12.031041</a>.
  short: D. Brückner, M. Schmitt, A. Fink, G. Ladurner, J. Flommersfeld, N. Arlt,
    E.B. Hannezo, J.O. Rädler, C.P. Broedersz, Physical Review X 12 (2022).
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  text: "Cell dispersion from a confined area is fundamental in a number of biological
    processes,\r\nincluding cancer metastasis. To date, a quantitative understanding
    of the interplay of single\r\ncell motility, cell proliferation, and intercellular
    contacts remains elusive. In particular, the role\r\nof E- and N-Cadherin junctions,
    central components of intercellular contacts, is still\r\ncontroversial. Combining
    theoretical modeling with in vitro observations, we investigate the\r\ncollective
    spreading behavior of colonies of human cancer cells (T24). The spreading of these\r\ncolonies
    is driven by stochastic single-cell migration with frequent transient cell-cell
    contacts.\r\nWe find that inhibition of E- and N-Cadherin junctions decreases
    colony spreading and average\r\nspreading velocities, without affecting the strength
    of correlations in spreading velocities of\r\nneighboring cells. Based on a biophysical
    simulation model for cell migration, we show that the\r\nbehavioral changes upon
    disruption of these junctions can be explained by reduced repulsive\r\nexcluded
    volume interactions between cells. This suggests that in cancer cell migration,\r\ncadherin-based
    intercellular contacts sharpen cell boundaries leading to repulsive rather than\r\ncohesive
    interactions between cells, thereby promoting efficient cell spreading during
    collective\r\nmigration.\r\n"
acknowledgement: Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research
  Foundation) - Project-ID 201269156 - SFB 1032 (Projects B8 and B12). D.B.B. is supported
  in part by a DFG fellowship within the Graduate School of Quantitative Biosciences
  Munich (QBM) and by the Joachim Herz Stiftung.
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- first_name: Wei Xiong
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- first_name: Stefan
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  ama: Zisis T, Brückner D, Brandstätter T, et al. Disentangling cadherin-mediated
    cell-cell interactions in collective cancer cell migration. <i>Biophysical Journal</i>.
    2022;121(1):P44-60. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.006">10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.006</a>
  apa: Zisis, T., Brückner, D., Brandstätter, T., Siow, W. X., d’Alessandro, J., Vollmar,
    A. M., … Zahler, S. (2022). Disentangling cadherin-mediated cell-cell interactions
    in collective cancer cell migration. <i>Biophysical Journal</i>. Elsevier. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.006">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.006</a>
  chicago: Zisis, Themistoklis, David Brückner, Tom Brandstätter, Wei Xiong Siow,
    Joseph d’Alessandro, Angelika M. Vollmar, Chase P. Broedersz, and Stefan Zahler.
    “Disentangling Cadherin-Mediated Cell-Cell Interactions in Collective Cancer Cell
    Migration.” <i>Biophysical Journal</i>. Elsevier, 2022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.006">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.006</a>.
  ieee: T. Zisis <i>et al.</i>, “Disentangling cadherin-mediated cell-cell interactions
    in collective cancer cell migration,” <i>Biophysical Journal</i>, vol. 121, no.
    1. Elsevier, pp. P44-60, 2022.
  ista: Zisis T, Brückner D, Brandstätter T, Siow WX, d’Alessandro J, Vollmar AM,
    Broedersz CP, Zahler S. 2022. Disentangling cadherin-mediated cell-cell interactions
    in collective cancer cell migration. Biophysical Journal. 121(1), P44-60.
  mla: Zisis, Themistoklis, et al. “Disentangling Cadherin-Mediated Cell-Cell Interactions
    in Collective Cancer Cell Migration.” <i>Biophysical Journal</i>, vol. 121, no.
    1, Elsevier, 2022, pp. P44-60, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.006">10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.006</a>.
  short: T. Zisis, D. Brückner, T. Brandstätter, W.X. Siow, J. d’Alessandro, A.M.
    Vollmar, C.P. Broedersz, S. Zahler, Biophysical Journal 121 (2022) P44-60.
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