A parabolic free boundary problem arising in a model of cell polarization

preprint2020arXivOpen access

Abstract

The amplification of an external signal is a key step in direction sensing of biological cells. We consider a simple model for the response to a time-depending signal, which was previously proposed by the last three authors. The model consists of a bulk-surface reaction-diffusion model. We prove that in a suitable asymptotic limit the system converges to a bulk-surface parabolic obstacle type problem. For this model and a reduction to a nonlocal surface equation we show an L1-contraction property and, in the case of time-constant signals, the stability of stationary states.

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