doi: 10.1038/embor.2011.83.
Epub 2011 May 6.
Life's demons: information and order in biology. What subcellular machines gather and process the information necessary to sustain life?
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Life's demons: information and order in biology. What subcellular machines gather and process the information necessary to sustain life?
EMBO Rep.
2011 Jun.
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A schematic of Maxwell's Demon operating within a cell. MxD molecule (with a trident), coded by DNA (helix) along with other proteins, distinguishes functional and damaged proteins. The latter are contained or discarded. MxD, Maxwell's Demon.
Examples of biological Maxwell's Demons. (A) Protein aggregates are transported to Escherichia coli cell poles for easy disposal. (B) Septin rings prevent old cell products from entering young yeast buds.
Philippe M Binder
Antoine Danchin
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