细胞通过持续分裂伪足实现高效趋化,尤其在弱梯度下表现更优。
Persistent pseudopod splitting is an effective chemotaxis strategy in shallow gradients
- 伪足竞争有限肌动蛋白资源,胜者决定移动方向。
- 弱梯度中持续分裂伪足可提升趋化精度,比静态策略更有效。
- 无需梯度感知或记忆,仅靠简单规则即可实现高精度趋化。
单细胞生物和多种细胞类型在沿化学梯度运动时采用不同的运动模式,但尚不清楚哪种模式最适合不同梯度。本文将趋化性阿米巴样细胞的方向决策建模为刺激依赖的肌动蛋白募集竞争:从细胞体延伸出的伪足争夺有限的肌动蛋白池,推动细胞向各自方向前进,直至某一伪足获胜并确定移动方向。该最小模型定量揭示了细胞达到趋化精度物理极限的策略,其结果与实验数据一致,且无需显式梯度感知或持久性记忆。为进一步推广模型,我们采用强化学习优化伪足抑制机制——一种简单但有效的细胞算法,可抑制潜在运动方向。不同环境动态下会自然涌现不同的伪足基趋化策略:在静态梯度中,细胞反应更快但伪足精度较低,这在噪声大、梯度弱的情况下反而提升了趋化准确性;而在动态梯度中,细胞则重新生成伪足。整体表明,仅需最少的细胞调控即可实现高性能趋化,体现机械智能。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Single-cell organisms and various cell types use a range of motility modes when following a chemical gradient, but it is unclear which mode is best suited for different gradients. Here, we model directional decision-making in chemotactic amoeboid cells as a stimulus-dependent actin recruitment contest. Pseudopods extending from the cell body compete for a finite actin pool to push the cell in their direction until one pseudopod wins and determines the direction of movement. Our minimal model provides a quantitative understanding of the strategies cells use to reach the physical limit of accurate chemotaxis, aligning with data without explicit gradient sensing or cellular memory for persistence. To generalize our model, we employ reinforcement learning optimization to study the effect of pseudopod suppression, a simple but effective cellular algorithm by which cells can suppress possible directions of movement. Different pseudopod-based chemotaxis strategies emerge naturally depending on the environment and its dynamics. For instance, in static gradients, cells can react faster at the cost of pseudopod accuracy, which is particularly useful in noisy, shallow gradients where it paradoxically increases chemotactic accuracy. In contrast, in dynamics gradients, cells form de novo pseudopods. Overall, our work demonstrates mechanical intelligence for high chemotaxis performance with minimal cellular regulation.
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