Title :
Dynamics of a sensory signaling network in a unicellular eukaryote
Author :
Foster, Kenneth W. ; Josef, Keith ; Saranak, Jureepan ; Tuck, Ned
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Syracuse Univ., NY
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
The processing components and the dynamic signaling network that an individual cell uses to do signal integration and make decisions based on multiple sensory inputs are being identified in a well studied free-swimming unicellular green algal model organism, Chlamydomonas. It has many sensory photoreceptors and measurable behavior associated with its orienting and swimming with respect to light sources in its environment. Study of the dynamics of the beating of its two steering cilia reveals their complex specialization
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; microorganisms; Chlamydomonas; dynamic sensory signaling network; free-swimming unicellular green algal model organism; light source; multiple sensory inputs; sensory photoreceptor; signal integration; unicellular eukaryote; Chemicals; Cities and towns; Genetics; Light sources; Lighting control; Organisms; Photoreceptors; Physics; Signal processing; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259451
