Effects of convective transport on chemical signal propagation in living tissues
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
KONTAKT
Call for proposals
KONTAKT 8 (SMSM2010ME5)
Main participants
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Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
2062/2011-320
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Vliv konvektivního toku na šíření chemického signálu v živých tkáních
Annotation in Czech
Budou sestaveny a chemicko-inženýrskými technikami analyzovány matematické modely vlivu konvektivního toku na přenos chemického signálu v živé tkáni. V rámci mezinárodní spolupráce budou činěny obecně platné závěry o povaze této mezibuněčné komunikace.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
CI - Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering
CEP - secondary branch
BO - Biophysics
CEP - another secondary branch
BK - Liquid mechanics
OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
10305 - Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)<br>10610 - Biophysics<br>20401 - Chemical engineering (plants, products)<br>20402 - Chemical process engineering
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
V - Vynikající výsledky projektu (s mezinárodním významem atd.)
Project results evaluation
A general study on the effects of convective flow on the chemical signal propagation mediated by growth factors above a simple epithelium was published. We also found that oscillatory character of flow leads to the acceleration of signal propagation. With the use of the stoichiometric network analysis method, a reaction core responsible for emergence of bistabilities in MAPK cascade was revealed.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
May 1, 2010
Realization period - end
Dec 31, 2012
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Feb 16, 2012
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP13-MSM-ME-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Jun 28, 2013
Finance
Total approved costs
1,768 thou. CZK
Public financial support
1,768 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK