Biology – Quantitative Biology – Cell Behavior
Scientific paper
2005-11-25
Biology
Quantitative Biology
Cell Behavior
50 pages, 16 figures, 1 table
Scientific paper
Cellular life requires the presence of a set of biochemical mechanisms in order to maintain a predictable process of growth and division. Several attempts have been made towards the building of minimal protocells from a top-down approach, i.e. by using available biomolecules This type of synthetic approach has so far been unsuccesful, and the lack of appropriate models of the synthetic protocell cycle might be needed to guide future experiments. In this paper we present a simple biochemically and physically feasible model of cell replication involving a discrete semi-permeable vesicle with an internal minimal metabolism involving two reactive centers. It is shown that such a system can effectively undergo a whole cell replication cycle. The model can be used as a basic framework to model whole protocell dynamics including more complex sets of reactions. The possible implementation of our design in future synthetic protocells is outlined.
Macia Javier
Sole Ricard V.
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