Information Content in Stochastic Pulse Sequences of Intracellular Messengers

Many cell signaling pathways rely on oscillatory messenger concentrations even to transduce aperiodic environmental changes. The universal second messenger calcium, Ca2+ often exhibits pulsatile behavior in the presence of constant concentrations of external ligands such as hormones or neurotransmit...

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Main Authors: Alan Givré, Silvina Ponce Dawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphy.2018.00074/full