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.200512.011How to use a DOI?
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
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).