The intracellular interaction of biomolecules by means of emission and resonance of infrared photons. A hypothesis.

Abstract

The diversity of biological processes in the cell, which often occur in parallel, requires very good temporal and spatial coordination. In addition to the very extensively studied intracellular chemical signalling, a comprehensive physicalinformation system appears to be required. The hypothesis is presented that the thermally induced vibration and photon emission of the biomolecules is the basis ofsuch an information system. The electromagnetic ultra-weak radiation exactly reflects the chemical structure of the emitting molecule. Under specific conditions, it is partially coherent and can then activate other molecules through resonance. Aspects of emission and resonance are discussed in detail. The hypothesis is demonstrated using the example of communication between the cell periphery withthe Golgi apparatus, the signal transduction pathways and intranuclear transcription.