Constructive role of noise in signal transmissions by biomembrane proteins.

A Fuliński, P F Góra

Journal: Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics 2004;64(1 Pt 1):011905

PMID: 11461286

Abstract

We discuss new examples of the constructive role of environmental fluctuations in biophysical processes, namely quantitative enhancement and qualitative sharpening of the outgoing signal in the intercellular signal transduction, e.g., in the synaptic links. An experimental check in a chemical flow reactor is suggested.

Address: M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.64.011905

MeSH Terms: Biocompatible Materials, Biophysics, Cell Membrane, Kinetics, Models, Theoretical, Normal Distribution, Oscillometry, Proteins, Signal Transduction, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase, Synaptic Transmission, Time Factors