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March 12, 2024Open Access

Stochastic Voronoi Tessellations as Models for Cellular Neighborhoods in Simple Multicellular Organisms

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ASAnand SrinivasanSt. Jude Children's Research HospitalSHStephanie S. M. H. HöhnUniversity of CambridgeRGRaymond E. GoldsteinUniversity of Cambridge

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Overview

Theoretical modeling demonstrates gamma-distributed cellular neighborhood volumes in the alga Volvox, highlighting intrinsic biological noise in multicellular tissue architecture.

Key Points

  • Cellular neighborhood volumes in the alga Volvox follow broad gamma distributions instead of regular crystalline arrangements, reflecting intrinsic biological noise.
  • A solvable one-dimensional model of extracellular matrix growth and a Voronoi liquid framework smoothly interpolate between gamma and Gaussian distributions.
  • Highlights a universal consequence of intrinsic biological noise on tissue architecture, connecting stochastic Voronoi tessellations to multicellular matrix export.

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Srinivasan et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e746c9b6db6435876bf8a3https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.11.584390
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