I'm sure there's a predictable set of interactions, with a minimum, finite set of required loops to support cellular life as we know it. Above the minimum set of operations and repeatable cycles, there are almost certainly specialty routines, and perhaps no fixed limits on diversity of optional interactions, at the cellular/chemical level.
But for sure, there is also a boundary layer, for interactions between cells. This would have to represent an almost entirely different set of chemical interaction rules for signaling, with its own constraints, minimum requirements, and optional expressions.
So, it's useful to conceptualize in terms like this, but problems solved within the context of intracellular operations will only offer clues about tissue organization, and indeed, tissue requirements may drive the optional intracellular interactions more often than not, rather than the reverse. In cases where intracellular interactions drive extracellular organization, it's essentially leaky abstractions dictating the details of higher level implementation.
But for sure, there is also a boundary layer, for interactions between cells. This would have to represent an almost entirely different set of chemical interaction rules for signaling, with its own constraints, minimum requirements, and optional expressions.
So, it's useful to conceptualize in terms like this, but problems solved within the context of intracellular operations will only offer clues about tissue organization, and indeed, tissue requirements may drive the optional intracellular interactions more often than not, rather than the reverse. In cases where intracellular interactions drive extracellular organization, it's essentially leaky abstractions dictating the details of higher level implementation.