Mechanism for signal adaptation in cells

Abstract

Cells perceive different stimuli and respond through a variety of dynamic behaviors. One of these interesting responses is perfect adaption, where the cell can detect a change in a stimulus and give a response. Nevertheless, this response is only transient and the cell returns to basal levels of activity after a certain time. Our objective is to describe different circuits that exhibit this behavior. Using numerical methods, we characterize the common and distinct features exhibited by these different systems