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Endres, Robert G.,

Physical principles in sensing and signaling : with an introduction to modeling in biology / Robert G. Endres, Division of Molecular Biosciences, Imperial College London. - First edition. - xi, 145 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Chemotaxis in bacterium Escherichia coli -- Physical concepts -- Mathematical tools -- Signal amplification and integration -- Robust precise adaptation -- Polar receptor localization and clustering -- Accuracy of sensing -- Motor impulse response -- Optimization of pathway -- "Seeing like a bacterium" -- Beyond E. coli chemotaxis -- Appendix more techniques.

"This textbook is aimed at newcomers in the field of biological physics, especially motivated undergraduate and beginning graduate students with a mathematical and physical background, taking interest in the area of quantitative biology"--Preface.

ISBN: 9780199600632 (hbk.) 0199600635 (hbk.) 0199600643 (pbk.) 9780199600649 (pbk.)

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB2A1579 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016185873 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cell Communication--physiology
Cell Movement--physiology
Signal Transduction
Models, Biological

LC Class. No.: QH

Dewey Class. No.: 578.7END 2013

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QU 375