Date Thesis Awarded
5-2009
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Science (BS)
Department
Mathematics
Advisor
Junping Shi
Committee Members
Robert Michael Lewis
Gregory D. Smith
Jianjun Paul Tian
Abstract
Mitochondria have been proposed to be an integral part of intracellular calcium signaling. We examine the two-pool model of intracellular calcium signaling by Goldbeter et al. 1990 [11] and propose a new model that uses the mitochondria. This creates a three-pool model for intracellular calcium signaling. We then proceed to discuss the differences between the two-pool and three-pool models by following the analysis of the two-pool model presented by Sneyd et al. 1993 [19]. The addition of the third pool does not change any of the dynamics of the two-pool model, but adds some functionality. The mitochondria acts like a buffer that has the ability to change the temporal dynamics, and we have a region of bistability that allows for dampened oscillations given the right stimulus and initial conditions.
Recommended Citation
Hariprasad, Daniel, "Three Pool Model of Calcium Signaling" (2009). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 259.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/259
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.