Abstract
Many eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells can exhibit remarkable sensing ability under small gradients of chemical compounds. In this study, we approach this phenomenon by considering the contribution of multiple ligands to the chemical kinetics within the Michaelis-Menten model. This work was inspired by the recent theoretical findings of Hu. Our treatment with practical binding energies and chemical potentials provides results that are consistent with experimental observations.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 011904 |
| Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 Jan 6 |
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- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Cellular ability to sense spatial gradients in the presence of multiple competitive ligands. / Liou, Shu Hao; Chen, Chia-Chu.
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T1 - Cellular ability to sense spatial gradients in the presence of multiple competitive ligands
AU - Liou, Shu Hao
AU - Chen, Chia-Chu
PY - 2012/1/6
Y1 - 2012/1/6
N2 - Many eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells can exhibit remarkable sensing ability under small gradients of chemical compounds. In this study, we approach this phenomenon by considering the contribution of multiple ligands to the chemical kinetics within the Michaelis-Menten model. This work was inspired by the recent theoretical findings of Hu. Our treatment with practical binding energies and chemical potentials provides results that are consistent with experimental observations.
AB - Many eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells can exhibit remarkable sensing ability under small gradients of chemical compounds. In this study, we approach this phenomenon by considering the contribution of multiple ligands to the chemical kinetics within the Michaelis-Menten model. This work was inspired by the recent theoretical findings of Hu. Our treatment with practical binding energies and chemical potentials provides results that are consistent with experimental observations.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.011904
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.011904
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VL - 85
JO - Physical review. E
JF - Physical review. E
SN - 1539-3755
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