Nonreciprocal synchronization in embryonic oscillator ensembles.

ABSTRACT: Synchronization of coupled oscillators is a universal phenomenon encountered across different scales and contexts, e.g., chemical wave patterns, superconductors, and the unison applause we witness in concert halls. The existence of common underlying coupling rules defines universality classes, revealing a fundamental sameness between seemingly distinct systems. Identifying rules of synchronization in any particular setting is hence of paramount relevance. Here, we address the coupling rules within an embryonic oscillator ensemble linked to vertebrate embryo body axis segmentation. In vertebrates, the periodic segmentation of the body axis involves synchronized signaling oscillations in cells within the presomitic mesoderm (PSM), from which somites, the prevertebrae, form. At the molecular

SUBMITTER: Ho C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11388350 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature