Fluctuation theorem applied to Dictyostelium discoideum system

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2007-10-02

arxiv.org/abs/0710.0523v1

J. Phys. Soc. Jpn 10, 105001 (2007)

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Cell Behavior

2 pages, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn

Scientific paper

10.1143/JPSJ.76.105001

In this paper, we analyze the electrotactic movement of Dictyostelium discoideum from the viewpoint of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. Because we can observe fluctuating behavior of cellular trajectories, we analyze the probability distribution of the trajectories with the aid of the fluctuation theorem. Recently, the validity of the fluctuation theorem was verified in a colloidal system, and it has also been applied to granular systems, turbulent systems and chemical oscillatory waves to investigate some of their statistical properties that are not yet completely understood. Noting that the fluctuation theorem is potentially applicable to cellular electrotaxis, here we employ it to help us obtain a phenomenological model of this biological system.

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