Project Heads
Edda Klipp, Rune Linding, Caren Tischendorf
Project Members
Jorin Diemer
Project Duration
01.01.2022 − 31.12.2023
Located at
HU Berlin
Within the cell, a spatio-temporal network of protein interactions is responsible for signal transduction. The rate of transmission depends on the spatial organization of the cell as well as the number of individual proteins involved. The number of molecules differs between a few dozens scaffolding proteins and thousands for the final MAP kinase, which is responsible for transducing the signal from the membrane bound protein complexes towards the cell’s nucleus. Abnormal regulation of MAPK cascades contributes to cancer. This project aims to better understand the influence that the spatial organization of a cell has on the organization of protein complexes and thus the efficacy of cell signaling. Therefore, we develop a spatio-temporal agent-based model for protein complex formation and cell signalling. Simulation results will be compared to an available comprehensive dataset for breast cancer, comprising of time-resolved transcriptomic, (phosphor-)proteomic and imaging data.
The model will incorporate protein diffusion in two and three dimensions, describing membrane-bound and cytosolic movement of proteins respectively. Spatial restriction caused by intracellular organelles, which may limit the accessibility of protein (or shield the protein), are considered. By tracking the interactions of each protein, the underlying protein network can be extracted and analyzed.
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When MDA-MB231 cells migrate, they change shape and phosphoproteome. To integrate these findings a spatio-temporal, rule-based model is developed.