Robustness and fragility of Boolean models for genetic regulatory networks

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DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2005.01.023zbMATH Open1445.92173arXivq-bio/0501037OpenAlexW2160145365WikidataQ51974422 ScholiaQ51974422MaRDI QIDQ2196807FDOQ2196807


Authors: Madalena Chaves, Réka Albert, Eduardo D. Sontag Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 3 September 2020

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Interactions between genes and gene products give rise to complex circuits that enable cells to process information and respond to external signals. Theoretical studies often describe these interactions using continuous, stochastic, or logical approaches. We propose a new modeling framework for gene regulatory networks, that combines the intuitive appeal of a qualitative description of gene states with a high flexibility in incorporating stochasticity in the duration of cellular processes. We apply our methods to the regulatory network of the segment polarity genes, thus gaining novel insights into the development of gene expression patterns. For example, we show that very short synthesis and decay times can perturb the wild type pattern. On the other hand, separation of timescales between pre- and posttranslational processes and a minimal prepattern ensure convergence to the wild type expression pattern regardless of fluctuations.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0501037




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