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Cellular Griffiths-like phase
- Source :
- Heliyon 10, e34622 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Protein compartmentalization in the frame of a liquid-liquid phase separation is a key mechanism to optimize spatiotemporal control of biological systems. Such a compartmentalization process reduces the intrinsic noise in protein concentration due to stochasticity in gene expression. Employing Flory-Huggins solution theory, Avramov/Casalini's model, and the Gr\"uneisen parameter, we unprecedentedly propose a cellular Griffiths-like phase (CGLP), which can impact its functionality and self-organization. The here-proposed CGLP is key ranging from the understanding of primary organisms' evolution to the treatment of diseases. Our findings pave the way for an alternative Biophysics approach to investigate coacervation processes.<br />Comment: 13 pages, 2 figures, suppl. material upon request
- Subjects :
- Physics - Biological Physics
Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Heliyon 10, e34622 (2024)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2409.17292
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34622