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ArticleNano communication networks2011

Model for biological communication in a nanofabricated cell-mimic driven by stochastic resonance.

David K Karig, Piro Siuti, Roy D Dar, Scott T Retterer, Mitchel J Doktycz, Michael L Simpson

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Article in Nano communication networks, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

David K KarigCenter for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.
Piro Siuti
Roy D Dar
Scott T Retterer
Mitchel J Doktycz
Michael L Simpson
Oak Ridge National Laboratory · USUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville · US

Funding

Nanosensing and Actuation Using Cell MimeticsR01EB000657 · NIBIB · UT-BATTELLE, LLC-OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB · PI DOKTYCZ, MITCHEL · 2002 to 2010
$3.3M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB000657
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells offer natural examples of highly efficient networks of nanomachines. Accordingly, both intracellular and intercellular communication mechanisms in nature are looked to as a source of inspiration and instruction for engineered nanocommunication. Harnessing biological functionality in this manner requires an interdisciplinary approach that integrates systems biology, synthetic biology, and nanofabrication. Here, we present a model system that exemplifies the synergism between these realms of research. We propose a synthetic gene network for operation in a nanofabricated cell mimic array that propagates a biomolecular signal over long distances using the phenomenon of stochastic resonance. Our system consists of a bacterial quorum sensing signal molecule, a bistable genetic switch triggered by this signal, and an array of nanofabricated cell mimic wells that contain the genetic system. An optimal level of noise in the system helps to propagate a time-varying AHL signal over long distances through the array of mimics. This noise level is determined both by the system volume and by the parameters of the genetic network. Our proposed genetically driven stochastic resonance system serves as a testbed for exploring the potential harnessing of gene expression noise to aid in the transmission of a time-varying molecular signal.

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PMID21731597
PMCPMC3124924
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