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1: Biosystems. 2007 Feb;87(2-3):125-35. Epub 2006 Sep 7.Click here to read Links

Mathematical folding of node chains in a molecular network.

Suzuki H.

Kobe Advanced ICT Research Center (KARC), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan. hsuzuki@nict.go.jp

Under the framework of network artificial chemistry (NAC), a method to construct a phenotypic machine from genotypic information is proposed. The genotype is expressed as a sequence of nodes (a node chain) with symbol data. According to an implemented algorithm, a chain is agglomerated, tangled, and finally folded into a node cluster that works as a control-flow machine in the network. Two examples of control-flow clusters, splitase and replicase, are presented and their functionality is demonstrated. Several meanings and future research directions are discussed.

PMID: 17045733 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]