Heterogeneous run-and-tumble motion accounts for transient non-Gaussian super-diffusion in haematopoietic multi-potent progenitor cells
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Abstract
Multi-potent progenitor (MPP) cells act as a key intermediary step between haematopoietic stem cells and the entirety of the mature blood cell system. Their eventual fate determination is thought to be achieved through migration in and out of spatially distinct niches. Here we first analyze statistically MPP cell trajectory data obtained from a series of long time-course 3D in vivo imaging experiments on irradiated mouse calvaria, and report that MPPs display transient super-diffusion with apparent non-Gaussian displacement distributions. Second, we explain these experimental findings using a run-and-tumble model of cell motion which incorporates the observed dynamical heterogeneity of the MPPs. Third, we use our model to extrapolate the dynamics to time-periods currently inaccessible experimentally, which enables us to quantitatively estimate the time and length scales at which super-diffusion transitions to Fickian diffusion. Our work sheds light on the potential importance of motility in early haematopoietic progenitor function.
Date Issued
2022-09-13
Date Acceptance
2022-07-19
Citation
PLoS One, 2022, 17 (9), pp.1-26
ISSN
1932-6203
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Start Page
1
End Page
26
Journal / Book Title
PLoS One
Volume
17
Issue
9
Copyright Statement
© 2022 Partridge et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272587
Subjects
Animals
Diffusion
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Mice
Motion
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Animals
Mice
Diffusion
Motion
General Science & Technology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-09-13