Accuracy of direct gradient sensing by cell-surface receptors

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 33-39

  Endres, Robert G ^a   Wingreen, Ned S ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Fluctuation dissipation theorem; Gradient sensing; Ligand receptor binding; Noise

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; LIGAND;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; METABOLISM;

CELLS; CHEMOTAXIS; DIFFUSION; LIGANDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 71549171886     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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