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Reaction-diffusion patterns: From observations in halogene chemistry to a test for implication in mitosis

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Transport and Structure

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 532-532))

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Since the seminal paper “The chemical basis of morphogenesis” by Alan Turing, the temporal and spatial self-organization phenomena produced in chemically reacting and diffusing systems are often thought as paradigms for biological development. The basic theoretical principles on which the development of stationary concentration patterns (Turing structures) rely on are briefly presented. We review different aspects of our contribution to the experimental observation of reaction-diffusion patterns in iodine-oxychlorine systems. The experimental techniques are emphasized. Phase diagrams gathering different standing and travelling patterns are presented, analyzed and modeled. A special attention is also given to some peculiar pattern growth dynamics (spot division, finger splitting).

It has been suggested that a reaction-diffusion instability could be involved in the cell mitosis mechanism. In an attempt to test for such a contribution, we have performed a systematic study of the effect of geometric deformations (flattening) on the division of sea urchin eggs.

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  1. Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal/C.N.R.S., Université Bordeaux I, Avenue A. Schweitzer, F-33600, Pessac, France

    E. Dulos, J. Boissonade & P. De Kepper

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, H.C. Ørsted Institute C116, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

    A. Hunding

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Dulos, E., Hunding, A., Boissonade, J., De Kepper, P. (1999). Reaction-diffusion patterns: From observations in halogene chemistry to a test for implication in mitosis. In: Müller, S.C., Parisi, J., Zimmermann, W. (eds) Transport and Structure. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 532-532. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0104236

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