E. coli do not count single molecules
Henry H. Mattingly, Keita Kamino, Rafaela Kottou…·Benjamin B. Machta
The paper shows E. coli chemosensing is limited by internal noise, not physical molecule diffusion limits, using information rate analysis.
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Henry H. Mattingly, Keita Kamino, Rafaela Kottou…·Benjamin B. Machta
The paper shows E. coli chemosensing is limited by internal noise, not physical molecule diffusion limits, using information rate analysis.
Jeremy Philippe Moore, Keita Kamino, Rafaela Kottou…·Thierry Emonet
This study shows how E. coli populations adjust sensory diversity based on environmental ligand prevalence by measuring kinase activity and using mathematical modeling.
Johannes M. Keegstra, Keita Kamino, François Anquez…·Thomas Simon Shimizu
The paper uses single-cell FRET measurements in E. coli to show signaling variability across and within cells, attributing it to stochastic enzyme activities and receptor-kinase dynamics.