Cells and Immunity
Week 1
Mike Fry
Systems Biology
Amount of potential information;
[smallest] phosphorylation bp, codon, amino acid, promoters proteins mRNA E-coli
human Genome
Geography of the Cell;
Number of cells in humans;
Mass = 100kg
Volume = 1000-10,000 micrometers ^3 m= 10^-12 – 10^-11 Kg
N = M/m 100Kg / [10^-12 – 10^-11] 10^13 – 10^14
Cell Percentage of the Cell
Adipocyte 0.2%
Lymphocytes 1.6%
Hepatocyte 0.8%
Bone marrow 2.5%
Platelets 4.9%
Bronchial endothelial Cells 0.5%
Vascular endothelial Cells 2.1%
Respiratory interstitial cells 0.5%
Muscle Cells 0.001%
Dermal fibroblasts 0.1%
Epidermal cells 0.5%
Other 2.2%
Erythrocytes 84%
25x10^12
Week 1
Mike Fry
Systems Biology
Amount of potential information;
[smallest] phosphorylation bp, codon, amino acid, promoters proteins mRNA E-coli
human Genome
Geography of the Cell;
Number of cells in humans;
Mass = 100kg
Volume = 1000-10,000 micrometers ^3 m= 10^-12 – 10^-11 Kg
N = M/m 100Kg / [10^-12 – 10^-11] 10^13 – 10^14
Cell Percentage of the Cell
Adipocyte 0.2%
Lymphocytes 1.6%
Hepatocyte 0.8%
Bone marrow 2.5%
Platelets 4.9%
Bronchial endothelial Cells 0.5%
Vascular endothelial Cells 2.1%
Respiratory interstitial cells 0.5%
Muscle Cells 0.001%
Dermal fibroblasts 0.1%
Epidermal cells 0.5%
Other 2.2%
Erythrocytes 84%
25x10^12
