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This wiki describes the set up and usage of `comet', an actin-based bead motility simulator.   
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This wiki describes how to set up and use the `comet' program.   
  
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==Introduction==
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You can read [http://www.dayel.com/research/comet/ an introduction to the comet project here](to return here, click on 'cometwiki' rather than using the browser back button).
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=====Cell Movement=====
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Cells in our body use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actin actin] to move.  Unlike the actin-myosin interaction that produces muscle movement, this kind of movement is on a much smaller scale---the scale of individual cells---and allows, for example, neurons to migrate and wire up to the right part of the brain, and cells in our immune system to track down and engulf bacteria.  To achieve this movement, cells lay down actin polymer networks that produce force.
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=====Bead Motility=====
 
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One popular way to study how our cells use actin networks to produce force and move is using a simplified system---''actin-based bead motility''---which recreates motility ''in vitro''.  To do this, we coat a bead with proteins that normally tell the cell to polymerize actin, then put the bead a solution similar to that inside of the cell, which causes an actin network to build around the bead.  Surprisingly, even when the bead is spherically symmetric, rather than just building a symmetric shell that gets bigger and bigger, the bead moves off in 'comet tail' of actin.    This bead motility simulator help us understand how this process works, by recreating the process ''in silico''.
 
 
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==Essential Information==
 
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[http://www.dayel.com/research/comet/comet-tutorial-1/  Here is a video tutorial on how to run the program] [http://www.dayel.com/research/comet/comet-tutorial-2/  and another on how to make 3D isosurfaces].
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===How the Program Works===
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===How the program works===
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*[[Description of the Model]]
 
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===Installing the program===
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===Video Tutorials===
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*[http://www.dayel.com/research/comet/comet-tutorial-1/  How to run the comet  program on OS X]
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*[http://www.dayel.com/research/comet/comet-tutorial-2/  How to make 3D isosurfaces].
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===Installing the Program===
  
 
<code>comet</code> runs on any unix-like operating system, including OS X, Linux or Windows (under cygwin).
 
<code>comet</code> runs on any unix-like operating system, including OS X, Linux or Windows (under cygwin).
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*[[Installing|Instructions for downloading and installing comet]]
 
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===Running the program===
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===Running the Program===
  
 
The program is called from the command line.  The command line parameters tell the program what to do (calculate a new run, re-process existing data, interactive 3D view etc.).  A <code>cometparams.ini</code> file in the working directory tells the program detailed information about the model parameters to use for calculation and display.
 
The program is called from the command line.  The command line parameters tell the program what to do (calculate a new run, re-process existing data, interactive 3D view etc.).  A <code>cometparams.ini</code> file in the working directory tells the program detailed information about the model parameters to use for calculation and display.
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===Making Measurments===
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===Making Measurements===
  
 
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==Code Status==
 
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*[http://www.dayel.com/git/comet.git Source Repository]
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*[http://github.com/markdayel/comet/archives/master Latest Source]
 
*[http://www.dayel.com/comet/Paper/SupportingInformation/code/comet_osx_binary_v0.2.dmg Download OS X Binaries]
 
*[http://www.dayel.com/comet/Paper/SupportingInformation/code/comet_osx_binary_v0.2.dmg Download OS X Binaries]
  

Latest revision as of 17:35, 15 November 2009

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This wiki describes how to set up and use the `comet' program.

You can read an introduction to the comet project here(to return here, click on 'cometwiki' rather than using the browser back button).

Essential Information

How the Program Works

Video Tutorials

Installing the Program

comet runs on any unix-like operating system, including OS X, Linux or Windows (under cygwin).

Running the Program

The program is called from the command line. The command line parameters tell the program what to do (calculate a new run, re-process existing data, interactive 3D view etc.). A cometparams.ini file in the working directory tells the program detailed information about the model parameters to use for calculation and display.

Simulator Output

Example Results

Model Robustness

In Vitro

In Depth Information

Inner workings of the code

Making Measurements


Code Status

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