A control theoretic paradigm for cell signaling networks: a simple complexity for a sensitive robustness

Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2006 Feb;10(1):81-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.01.002. Epub 2006 Jan 18.

Abstract

The fields of molecular biology and cell biology are being flooded with complex genomic and proteomic datasets of large dimensions. We now recognize that each molecule in the cell and tissue can no longer be viewed as an isolated entity. Instead, each molecule must be considered as one member of an interacting network. Consequently, there is an urgent need for mathematical models to understand the behavior of cell signaling networks in health and in disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cell Physiological Phenomena*
  • Databases as Topic
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological*
  • Signal Transduction*