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Computer simulations of mitosis and interdependencies between mitosis orientation, cell shape and epithelia reshaping.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11955507     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Finite element-based computer simulations are used to investigate mitosis and how mitosis, cell shape, and epithelium reshaping depend on each other. Frame- and cell-oriented patterns of mitosis with growing and non-growing daughter cells are considered. Previous simulations have shown that applied stresses or strains can reshape cells so that their long axes are aligned in the principal stretch direction. The simulations reported here show that this can produce global alignment of the mitosis cleavage planes. Other simulations reported here show that mitoses with suitably aligned cleavage planes can drive epithelium reshaping. Formulas that quantify these and other dependencies are derived. These formulas provide quantitative relationships against which current hypotheses regarding epithelia reshaping in real biological systems can be evaluated.
Authors:
G Wayne Brodland; Jim H Veldhuis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of biomechanics     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0021-9290     ISO Abbreviation:  J Biomech     Publication Date:  2002 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-04-16     Completed Date:  2003-08-05     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0157375     Medline TA:  J Biomech     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  673-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1. brodland@uwaterloo.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Anisotropy
Cell Size
Computer Simulation*
Epithelial Cells / cytology*,  ultrastructure
Epithelium / growth & development
Finite Element Analysis
Humans
Mitosis*
Models, Biological
Stress, Mechanical

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