Suprathreshold Stochastic Resonance behind Cancer

Publication date: Available online 14 April 2018
Source:Trends in Biochemical Sciences
Author(s): Guillermo Rodrigo, Nigel G. Stocks
Noise in gene expression is pervasive and, in some cases, even fulfills a functional role. Cancer cell populations exploit noise to increase heterogeneity as a defense against therapies. What lies behind this picture is a phenomenon of stochastic resonance led by the collective, rather than by individual cells.



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