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Exploring the interdependence between self-organization and functional morphology in cellular systems

Author(s) -

Gloria Mancinelli,

Milos Galic

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of cell science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.384

H-Index - 278

eISSN - 1477-9137

pISSN - 0021-9533

DOI - 10.1242/jcs.242479

Subject(s) - biology , self organization , morphology (biology) , adaptation (eye) , natural selection , evolutionary biology , focus (optics) , function (biology) , selection (genetic algorithm) , functional organization , living systems , active matter , cognitive science , phylogenetic tree , living matter , subject matter , ecology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , zoology , computer science , genetics , psychology , physics , gene , optics , pedagogy , curriculum

All living matter is subject to continuous adaptation and functional optimization via natural selection. Consequentially, structures with close morphological resemblance repeatedly appear across the phylogenetic tree. How these designs emerge at the cellular level is not fully understood. Here, we explore core concepts of functional morphology and discuss its cause and consequences, with a specific focus on emerging properties of self-organizing systems as the potential driving force. We conclude with open questions and limitations that are present when studying shape-function interdependence in single cells and cellular ensembles.

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