A coarse-grained red blood cell membrane model to study stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte morphologies.
An improved red blood cell (RBC) membrane model is developed based on the bilayer coupling model (BCM) to accurately predict the complete sequence of stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte (SDE) transformation of a RBC. The coarse-grained (CG)-RBC membrane model is proposed to predict the minimum energy c...
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| author | Nadeeshani Maheshika Geekiyanage Marie Anne Balanant Emilie Sauret Suvash Saha Robert Flower Chwee Teck Lim YuanTong Gu |
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| description | An improved red blood cell (RBC) membrane model is developed based on the bilayer coupling model (BCM) to accurately predict the complete sequence of stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte (SDE) transformation of a RBC. The coarse-grained (CG)-RBC membrane model is proposed to predict the minimum energy configuration of the RBC from the competition between lipid-bilayer bending resistance and cytoskeletal shear resistance under given reference constraints. In addition to the conventional membrane surface area, cell volume and bilayer-leaflet-area-difference constraints, a new constraint: total-membrane-curvature is proposed in the model to better predict RBC shapes in agreement with experimental observations. A quantitative evaluation of several cellular measurements including length, thickness and shape factor, is performed for the first time, between CG-RBC model predicted and three-dimensional (3D) confocal microscopy imaging generated RBC shapes at equivalent reference constraints. The validated CG-RBC membrane model is then employed to investigate the effect of reduced cell volume and elastic length scale on SDE transformation, to evaluate the RBC deformability during SDE transformation, and to identify the most probable RBC cytoskeletal reference state. The CG-RBC membrane model can predict the SDE shape behaviour under diverse shape-transforming scenarios, in-vitro RBC storage, microvascular circulation and flow through microfluidic devices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f965e055e5047608282b643256fc3dd2023-10-12T05:31:57ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01144e021544710.1371/journal.pone.0215447A coarse-grained red blood cell membrane model to study stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte morphologies.Nadeeshani Maheshika GeekiyanageMarie Anne BalanantEmilie SauretSuvash SahaRobert FlowerChwee Teck LimYuanTong GuAn improved red blood cell (RBC) membrane model is developed based on the bilayer coupling model (BCM) to accurately predict the complete sequence of stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte (SDE) transformation of a RBC. The coarse-grained (CG)-RBC membrane model is proposed to predict the minimum energy configuration of the RBC from the competition between lipid-bilayer bending resistance and cytoskeletal shear resistance under given reference constraints. In addition to the conventional membrane surface area, cell volume and bilayer-leaflet-area-difference constraints, a new constraint: total-membrane-curvature is proposed in the model to better predict RBC shapes in agreement with experimental observations. A quantitative evaluation of several cellular measurements including length, thickness and shape factor, is performed for the first time, between CG-RBC model predicted and three-dimensional (3D) confocal microscopy imaging generated RBC shapes at equivalent reference constraints. The validated CG-RBC membrane model is then employed to investigate the effect of reduced cell volume and elastic length scale on SDE transformation, to evaluate the RBC deformability during SDE transformation, and to identify the most probable RBC cytoskeletal reference state. The CG-RBC membrane model can predict the SDE shape behaviour under diverse shape-transforming scenarios, in-vitro RBC storage, microvascular circulation and flow through microfluidic devices.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215447 |
| spellingShingle | Nadeeshani Maheshika Geekiyanage Marie Anne Balanant Emilie Sauret Suvash Saha Robert Flower Chwee Teck Lim YuanTong Gu A coarse-grained red blood cell membrane model to study stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte morphologies. PLoS ONE |
| title | A coarse-grained red blood cell membrane model to study stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte morphologies. |
| title_full | A coarse-grained red blood cell membrane model to study stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte morphologies. |
| title_fullStr | A coarse-grained red blood cell membrane model to study stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte morphologies. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A coarse-grained red blood cell membrane model to study stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte morphologies. |
| title_short | A coarse-grained red blood cell membrane model to study stomatocyte-discocyte-echinocyte morphologies. |
| title_sort | coarse grained red blood cell membrane model to study stomatocyte discocyte echinocyte morphologies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215447 |
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