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Are Molecular Vibration Patterns of Cell Structural Elements Used for Intracellular Signalling?

Werner Jaross¹

¹Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.

The Open Biochemistry Journal

|April 14, 2016

Summary

Cellular repair needs are signaled by infrared frequencies emitted by molecular vibrations. This physical signaling complements soluble molecules, potentially revolutionizing cell growth and metabolism therapies.

Area of Science:

Cellular Biology
Biophysics
Molecular Signaling

Background:

The mechanism of information transfer to the nucleus for cellular repair is not fully understood.
Soluble signaling molecules are known to communicate cellular damage and repair needs.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of molecular vibrations and infrared radiation in cellular communication.
To explore the potential of using specific infrared frequencies to identify and signal cellular repair sites.

Main Methods:

Analysis of characteristic infrared frequency patterns emitted by cellular structures like the cell membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and microsomes.
Hypothesizing that nuclear envelope receptors can detect and transmit these frequencies.

Main Results:

Cellular components exhibit unique infrared frequency patterns linked to their structural composition and dynamics.
Proposed that these patterns can spatially identify areas requiring cellular repair, complementing soluble signals.

Conclusions:

Experimental verification of characteristic infrared frequency patterns could enable targeted cellular influence.
This approach may lead to novel therapeutic strategies for modulating cell growth and metabolism.

Keywords:

Infrared radiation intracellular signalling membrane molecular vibration nuclear envelope polar lipids.

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