Stochastic control of spontaneous signal generation for gradient sensing in chemotaxis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-266

  Naoki, Honda ^a   Sakumura, Yuichi ^b,d   Ishii, Shin ^b,c,d  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amoebic chemotaxis; Intracellular signal transduction; Noise induced transitions

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE;

CHEMOTAXIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOLOGY; SIGNAL; STOCHASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMOTAXIS; EXCITATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL PHOSPHATES; PSEUDOPODIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 54249125964     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.08.012     Document Type: Article

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