Superstability of the yeast cell-cycle dynamics: ensuring causality in the presence of biochemical stochasticity

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2006.11.012zbMATH Open1451.92111arXivq-bio/0605009OpenAlexW2026237039WikidataQ53579365 ScholiaQ53579365MaRDI QIDQ2209986FDOQ2209986

Authors: Stefan Braunewell, Stefan Bornholdt 

Publication date: 5 November 2020

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

Abstract: Gene regulatory dynamics is governed by molecular processes and therefore exhibits an inherent stochasticity. However, for the survival of an organism it is a strict necessity that this intrinsic noise does not prevent robust functioning of the system. It is still an open question how dynamical stability is achieved in biological systems despite the omnipresent fluctuations. In this paper we investigate the cell-cycle of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as an example of a well-studied organism. We study a genetic network model of eleven genes that coordinate the cell-cycle dynamics using a modeling framework which generalizes the concept of discrete threshold dynamics. By allowing for fluctuations in the transcription/translation times, we introduce noise in the model, accounting for the effects of biochemical stochasticity. We study the dynamical attractor of the cell cycle and find a remarkable robustness against fluctuations of this kind. We identify mechanisms that ensure reliability in spite of fluctuations: 'Catcher' states and persistence of activity levels contribute significantly to the stability of the yeast cell cycle despite the inherent stochasticity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0605009

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zbMATH Keywords

robustnessgene regulatory networkcomputer simulationsBoolean modelsyeast cell cycle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Systems biology, networks (92C42) Cell biology (92C37)

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