Authors
Masashi K. Kajita*
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba,
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
*Email: [email protected]
Corresponding Author
Masashi K. Kajita
Received 25 November 2019, Accepted 10 March 2020, Available Online 20
May 2020.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2991/jrnal.k.200512.011
Keywords
Bio-inspired communication; chemical reaction network; chemical sensory
system; error correction; kinetic proofreading
Abstract
Chemical communication systems, such as bio-inspired chemical sensory systems
or biological cells, sense the environment by detecting target ligand molecules,
which convey environmental information. However, non-target ligands, similar
to the target ones, are ubiquitous in the environment and can hamper accurate
information transmission. In this work, we investigate an error correction
mechanism for reliable chemical communications and find an intuitive understanding
of how the mechanism can amplify the small difference between the target
and non-target ligands. We also demonstrate that the mechanism can balance
accuracy and output intensity. Our approach may provide a method to design
reliable chemical communication systems.
Copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Published by ALife Robotics Corp. Ltd.
Open Access
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