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SUBMITTER: Soh S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3697936 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20100601 25
Chemical reactions make cells work only if the participating chemicals are delivered to desired locations in a timely and precise fashion. Most research to date has focused on active-transport mechanisms, although passive diffusion is often equally rapid and energetically less costly. Capitalizing on these advantages, cells have developed sophisticated reaction-diffusion (RD) systems that control a wide range of cellular functions-from chemotaxis and cell division, through signaling cascades and ...[more]