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SCIENCE
Volume 346, Issue 6215, Pages 1370-1373Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1254933
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- NIH [P50-GM085764, R01-GM089976, R01-GM071573]
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Stochasticity inherent to biochemical reactions (intrinsic noise) and variability in cellular states (extrinsic noise) degrade information transmitted through signaling networks. We analyzed the ability of temporal signal modulation-that is, dynamics-to reduce noise-induced information loss. In the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), calcium (Ca2+), and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-kappa B) pathways, response dynamics resulted in significantly greater information transmission capacities compared to nondynamic responses. Theoretical analysis demonstrated that signaling dynamics has a key role in overcoming extrinsic noise. Experimental measurements of information transmission in the ERK network under varying signal-to-noise levels confirmed our predictions and showed that signaling dynamics mitigate, and can potentially eliminate, extrinsic noise-induced information loss. By curbing the information-degrading effects of cell-to-cell variability, dynamic responses substantially increase the accuracy of biochemical signaling networks.
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