Flexibility in noisy cell-to-cell information dynamics

Ismail Qunbar, Michael Vennettilli, Amir Erez

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Abstract

The exchange of molecules allows cells to exchange information. How robust is the information to changes in cell parameters We use a mapping between the stochastic dynamics of two cells sharing a stimulatory molecule and parameters akin to an extension of Landau's equilibrium phase transition theory. We show that different single-cell dynamics lead to the same dynamical response - a flexibility that cells can use. The companion equilibrium Landau model behaves similarly, thereby describing the dynamics of information in a broad class of models with coupled order parameters.

Original languageEnglish
Article number043252
JournalPHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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