An Information Theoretic Model of Molecular Communication Based on Cellular Signaling

Jian-Qin Liu; Tadashi Nakano

1st International ICST Workshop on Computing and Communications from Biological Systems: Theory and Applications

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An Information Theoretic Model of Molecular Communication Based on Cellular Signaling

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.BIONETICS2007.2391,
    author={Jian-Qin Liu and Tadashi Nakano},
    title={An Information Theoretic Model of Molecular Communication Based on Cellular Signaling},
    proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Computing and Communications from Biological Systems: Theory and Applications},
    proceedings_a={CCBS},
    year={2008},
    month={8},
    keywords={Molecular communication   calcium signaling   channel capacity   information theory   kinase/phosphatase   phosphorylation/dephosphorylation},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.BIONETICS2007.2391}
}

Jian-Qin Liu
Tadashi Nakano
Year: 2008
An Information Theoretic Model of Molecular Communication Based on Cellular Signaling
CCBS
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.BIONETICS2007.2391

Jian-Qin Liu¹^,*, Tadashi Nakano²^,*

1: Kobe Advanced ICT Research Center, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2: Department of Computer Science, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine

*Contact email: liu@nict.go.jp, tnakano@ics.uci.edu

Abstract

In this paper, a class of molecular communication media is formalized, in which senders and receivers communicate by second messengers. Second messengers in the communication medium are released by senders of communication, propagated, amplified, removed in the medium, and sensed by receivers of communication that in turn decode the second messengers. Based on generalization of intracellular molecular communication processes in terms of information theory, an information theoretic model is proposed to understand and characterize the signaling mechanism of the molecular communication medium.

Keywords: Molecular communication calcium signaling channel capacity information theory kinase/phosphatase phosphorylation/dephosphorylation

Published: 2008-08-29
Modified: 2011-07-07

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.BIONETICS2007.2391