circadian rhythms 1phase transition 1stochastic oscillators 1synchronization 1topological protection 1
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physics.bio-ph2026
Robust topological oscillators govern a tunable phase transition to synchronized circadian rhythms
Chongbin Zheng, Peter Thomas, Evelyn Tang
The paper proposes a mechanism by which stochastic circadian KaiC proteins, which follow topologically protected cycles, can synchronize through a phase transition that depends on…
physics.bio-ph2026
Topological edge currents promote exploratory chromosome capture in microtubule dynamic instability
Chongbin Zheng, Jaime Agudo-Canalejo, Jonathon Howard +1
Microtubules capture chromosomes during mitosis by stochastically switching between growth and shrinkage at catastrophe events. They display strikingly rich biochemistry and dynami…
physics.bio-ph2024
A topological mechanism for robust and efficient global oscillations in biological networks
Chongbin Zheng, Evelyn Tang
Long and stable timescales are often observed in complex biochemical networks, such as in emergent oscillations. How these robust dynamics persist remains unclear, given the many s…