Stochastic Models for Studying the Role of Cellular Noise and Heterogeneity

Sayuri K. Hortsch, Andreas Kremling

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Abstract

When comparing the morphology and behavior of cells that are genetically nonidentical or subject to different environmental conditions, some phenotypic diversity can often be observed. However, even mammalian cells with the same functionality, isolated from the same tissue, or microbes in a clonal population may show a remarkable degree of cellular heterogeneity, which has long been underrated. Its true extent has only been revealed in the past decades through experimental advances in single-cell technologies like flow cytometry, microfluidics combined with time-lapse microscopy, and single-cell RNA sequencing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSystems Medicine
Subtitle of host publicationIntegrative, Qualitative and Computational Approaches: Volume 1-3
PublisherElsevier
Pages34-44
Number of pages11
Volume1-3
ISBN (Electronic)9780128160770
ISBN (Print)9780128160787
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Cellular noise
  • Chemical master equation
  • Gene expression
  • Phenotypic heterogeneity
  • Single-cell models
  • Stochastic models
  • Virus infection

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