Non-chemical and non-contact cell-to-cell communication: a short review

0396865 - ÚFE 2014 RIV US eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Scholkmann, F. - Fels, D. - Cifra, Michal
Non-chemical and non-contact cell-to-cell communication: a short review.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. Roč. 5, č. 6 (2013), s. 586-593. ISSN 1943-8141. E-ISSN 1943-8141
Grant CEP: GA ČR GA13-29294S
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985882
Klíčová slova: Cell-to-cell communication * physical signaling
Kód oboru RIV: JA - Elektronika a optoelektronika, elektrotechnika
Impakt faktor: 3.226, rok: 2013

Cell-to-cell communication is the basis of coordinated cellular activity and thus fundamental for the functioning of biological systems. In a recently published research article by Chaban et al. (Am. J. Transl. Res., 5(1), 69-79), the authors report on interesting new experimental findings supporting a neuro-hormonal independent, non-diffusible cell-to-cell signaling. Our paper aims to (i) discuss some critical notions used by the authors to describe their findings, and (ii) briefly review related experimental work performed so far but not discussed in the original work of Chaban et al. In our opinion, the research on principles of non-chemical and non-contact cell-to-cell communication has the potential to offer new fundamental insights into biological processes. With this paper, we want to encourage future research on this topic by discussing critical issues and giving an overview of the current state of research
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0224535