Do cells think?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1801-1804

  Ramanathan, S ^a,c   Broach, J R ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High osmolarity response; Logic gate; MAP kinase pathway; Mating pheromone; Microorganisms; Sporulation; Stochastic switching; Switch like behavior

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHEROMONE;

CELL STIMULATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MACROPHAGE; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OSMOLARITY; PHENOTYPE; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGI; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 34447625209     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7001-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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