期刊
BULLETIN OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY
卷 83, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-021-00860-0
关键词
Pattern formation; Cell polarity
资金
- JSPS KAKENHI [JP19H01805, JP17KK0094]
- JSPS A3 Foresight Program
This study explored the interaction between cytoplasmic MEX-5/6 polarity and membrane PAR polarity by developing a mathematical model that integrates their dynamics and reflects cell geometry. The results showed that the downstream cytoplasmic protein MEX-5/6 plays a crucial role in generating a strong upstream PAR polarity, highlighting the importance of understanding their interplay, including the influence of cell geometry, in studying polarity formation during asymmetric cell division.
In the process of asymmetric cell division, the mother cell induces polarity in both the membrane and the cytosol by distributing substrates and components asymmetrically. Such polarity formation results from the harmonization of the upstream and downstream polarities between the cell membrane and the cytosol. MEX-5/6 is a well-investigated downstream cytoplasmic protein, which is deeply involved in the membrane polarity of the upstream transmembrane protein PAR in the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo. In contrast to the extensive exploration of membrane PAR polarity, cytoplasmic polarity is poorly understood, and the precise contribution of cytoplasmic polarity to the membrane PAR polarity remains largely unknown. In this study, we explored the interplay between the cytoplasmic MEX-5/6 polarity and the membrane PAR polarity by developing a mathematical model that integrates the dynamics of PAR and MEX-5/6 and reflects the cell geometry. Our investigations show that the downstream cytoplasmic protein MEX-5/6 plays an indispensable role in causing a robust upstream PAR polarity, and the integrated understanding of their interplay, including the effect of the cell geometry, is essential for the study of polarity formation in asymmetric cell division.
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