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# Biological timekeeping in the presence of stochasticity

@article{Jafarpour2017BiologicalTI,
title={Biological timekeeping in the presence of stochasticity},
author={Farshid Jafarpour and Michael Vennettilli and Srividya Iyer-Biswas},
journal={arXiv: Molecular Networks},
year={2017}
}
• Published 28 March 2017
• Computer Science
• arXiv: Molecular Networks
Causal ordering of key events in the cell cycle is essential for proper functioning of an organism. Yet, it remains a mystery how a specific temporal program of events is maintained despite ineluctable stochasticity in the biochemical dynamics which dictate timing of cellular events. We propose that if a change of cell fate is triggered by the {\em time-integral} of the underlying stochastic biochemical signal, rather than the original signal, then a dramatic improvement in temporal specificity…
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