자료유형 | 학위논문 |
---|---|
서명/저자사항 | Statistical Physics of Information Processing by Cells. |
개인저자 | Wang, Ching-Hao. |
단체저자명 | Boston University. Physics GRS. |
발행사항 | [S.l.]: Boston University., 2019. |
발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019. |
형태사항 | 221 p. |
기본자료 저록 | Dissertations Abstracts International 81-02B. Dissertation Abstract International |
ISBN | 9781085588133 |
학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University, 2019. |
일반주기 |
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-02, Section: B.
Advisor: Mehta, Pankaj. |
이용제한사항 | This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.This item must not be added to any third party search indexes. |
요약 | This thesis provides a physics account of the ability of cells to integrate environmental information to make complex decisions, a process commonly known as signaling. It strives to address the following questions: (i) How do cells relate the state of the environment (e.g. presence/absence of specific molecules) to a desired response such as gene expression? (ii) How can cells robustly transfer information? (iii) Is there a biophysical limit to a cells' ability to process information? (iv) Can we use the answers to the above questions to formulate biophysical principles that inform us about the evolution of signaling? Throughout, I borrow techniques from non-equilibrium statistical physics, statistical learning theory, information theory and information geometry to construct biophysical models capable of making quantitative experimental predictions. Finally, I address the connection of energy expenditure and biological efficiency by zeroing in on a process unique to eukaryotic cells-- nuclear transport. The thesis concludes with a discussion of our theory and its implications for synthetic biology. |
일반주제명 | Biophysics. Statistical physics. Cellular biology. Genetics. |
언어 | 영어 |
바로가기 |
: 이 자료의 원문은 한국교육학술정보원에서 제공합니다. |