Evaluating the efficiency of cell mechanisms and systems

We propose an approach for estimating the efficiency of biological systems and mechanisms in vivo. We compare two mechanisms for chemical transport: diffusion and endosome transport with a cargo along a system of microtubules. Our efficiency evaluation is based on a comparison of the organism’s ener...

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Published inAutomation and remote control Vol. 77; no. 5; pp. 862 - 871
Main Authors Novikov, K. A., Romanyukha, A. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 2016
Subjects
Biology
CAE) and Design
Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD
Control
Control in Social Economic Systems
Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Medicine
Robotics
Systems Theory
Early Endosome
Transport Network
Remote Control
Energy Gain
Molecular Motor
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Summary:We propose an approach for estimating the efficiency of biological systems and mechanisms in vivo. We compare two mechanisms for chemical transport: diffusion and endosome transport with a cargo along a system of microtubules. Our efficiency evaluation is based on a comparison of the organism’s energy expenditure for cell house-keeping and the transport system’s operation with the speed of cargo delivery. We study the relation between transport efficiency and adaptability of the transport network. Our approach can be used to study models of live systems and solve problems of artificial life design.
ISSN:0005-1179
1608-3032
DOI:10.1134/S000511791605009X