论文标题
量子噪声可能会限制脊椎动物身体左右组织者中纤毛的机械感应敏感性
Quantum noise may limit the mechanosensory sensitivity of cilia in the left-right organizer of the vertebrate bodyplan
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论文摘要
大自然能否利用纤毛中的量子力学来优化脊椎动物发育过程中左右对称性破坏机制的灵敏度？我评估了机械感应 - 即，通过机械刺激感觉纤毛而不是生化信号的机械刺激检测左右不对称信号 - 可能在脊椎动物体计划的胚胎左右组织器中起作用。我得出的结论是，量子生物学在纤毛中的机械感应中有可能作用。该系统可能不会受到经典的热噪声的限制，而是通过量子噪声的限制，而放大过程可提供主动冷却。
Could nature be harnessing quantum mechanics in cilia to optimize the sensitivity of the mechanism of left-right symmetry breaking during development in vertebrates? I evaluate whether mechanosensing -- i.e., the detection of a left-right asymmetric signal through mechanical stimulation of sensory cilia, as opposed to biochemical signalling -- might be functioning in the embryonic left-right organizer of the vertebrate bodyplan through quantum mechanics. I conclude that there is a possible role for quantum biology in mechanosensing in cilia. The system may not be limited by classical thermal noise, but instead by quantum noise, with an amplification process providing active cooling.
