TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling cellular processes in 3D
AU - Mogilner, Alex
AU - Odde, David
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Recent advances in photonic imaging and fluorescent protein technology offer unprecedented views of molecular space-time dynamics in living cells. At the same time, advances in computing hardware and software enable modeling of ever more complex systems, from global climate to cell division. As modeling and experiment become more closely integrated we must address the issue of modeling cellular processes in 3D. Here, we highlight recent advances related to 3D modeling in cell biology. While some processes require full 3D analysis, we suggest that others are more naturally described in 2D or 1D. Keeping the dimensionality as low as possible reduces computational time and makes models more intuitively comprehensible; however, the ability to test full 3D models will build greater confidence in models generally and remains an important emerging area of cell biological modeling.
AB - Recent advances in photonic imaging and fluorescent protein technology offer unprecedented views of molecular space-time dynamics in living cells. At the same time, advances in computing hardware and software enable modeling of ever more complex systems, from global climate to cell division. As modeling and experiment become more closely integrated we must address the issue of modeling cellular processes in 3D. Here, we highlight recent advances related to 3D modeling in cell biology. While some processes require full 3D analysis, we suggest that others are more naturally described in 2D or 1D. Keeping the dimensionality as low as possible reduces computational time and makes models more intuitively comprehensible; however, the ability to test full 3D models will build greater confidence in models generally and remains an important emerging area of cell biological modeling.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tcb.2011.09.007
DO - 10.1016/j.tcb.2011.09.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 22036197
AN - SCOPUS:81355127248
VL - 21
SP - 692
EP - 700
JO - Trends in Cell Biology
JF - Trends in Cell Biology
SN - 0962-8924
IS - 12
ER -