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确定遗传开关的稳定性:明确解释mRNA噪声

Determining the stability of genetic switches: explicitly accounting for mRNA noise

Michael Assaf, Elijah Roberts, Zaida Luthey-Schulten

摘要:

细胞使用遗传开关在交替的基因表达状态之间转换,例如,以适应新的环境或遵循发展路径。在这里,我们研究的动力学切换在一个通用反馈开/关开关。与仅蛋白质模型不同,我们明确考虑了mRNA的随机波动,这对开关动力学产生了巨大的影响。采用WKB理论来处理基本的化学主方程,我们得到准确的结果的准稳态分布的mRNA和蛋白质的拷贝数和平均开关时间,从任何一个状态。我们的分析结果与Monte Carlo模拟吻合得很好。重要的是,人们可以使用该方法来研究不同的生物参数对开关稳定性的影响。

英文摘要:

Cells use genetic switches to shift between alternate gene expression states, e.g., to adapt to new environments or to follow a developmental pathway. Here, we study the dynamics of switching in a generic-feedback on/off switch. Unlike protein-only models, we explicitly account for stochastic fluctuations of mRNA, which have a dramatic impact on switch dynamics. Employing the WKB theory to treat the underlying chemical master equations, we obtain accurate results for the quasi-stationary distributions of mRNA and protein copy numbers and for the mean switching time, starting from either state. Our analytical results agree well with Monte Carlo simulations. Importantly, one can use the approach to study the effect of varying biological parameters on switch stability.

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