期刊
PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 180, 期 -, 页码 83-86出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2023.04.010
关键词
Cilia; Left-right organizer; Mechanosensing; Quantum biology; Symmetry breaking
This article explores whether nature uses quantum mechanics in cilia to enhance the sensitivity of the mechanism of left-right symmetry breaking during development in vertebrates. The author evaluates whether mechanosensing, or the detection of a left-right asymmetric signal through mechanical stimulation of sensory cilia rather than biochemical signaling, may be functioning through quantum mechanics in the embryonic left-right organizer of the vertebrate bodyplan. They conclude that quantum biology may have a potential role in mechanosensing in cilia. The system may be limited by quantum noise rather than classical thermal noise, and an amplification process could provide active cooling.
Could nature be harnessing quantum mechanics in cilia to optimize the sensitivity of the mechanism of left-right symmetry breaking during development in vertebrates? I evaluate whether mechanosensing - i.e., the detection of a left-right asymmetric signal through mechanical stimulation of sensory cilia, as opposed to biochemical signalling - might be functioning in the embryonic left-right organizer of the vertebrate bodyplan through quantum mechanics. I conclude that there is a possible role for quantum biology in mechanosensing in cilia. The system may not be limited by classical thermal noise, but instead by quantum noise, with an amplification process providing active cooling.
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