[en] Signal transduction networks are complex, as are their mathematical models. Gaining a deeper understanding requires a system analysis. Important aspects are the number, location and stability of steady states. In particular, bistability has been recognised as an important feature to achieve molecular switching. This paper compares different model structures and analysis methods particularly useful for bistability analysis. The biological applications include proteolytic cascades as, for example, encountered in the apoptotic signalling pathway or in the blood clotting system. We compare three model structures containing zero-order, inhibitor and cooperative ultrasensitive reactions, all known to achieve bistability. The combination of phase plane and bifurcation analysis provides an illustrative and comprehensive understanding of how bistability can be achieved and indicates how robust this behaviour is. Experimentally, some so-called "inactive" components were shown to have a residual activity. This has been mostly ignored in mathematical models. Our analysis reveals that bistability is only mildly affected in the case of zero-order or inhibitor ultrasensitivity. However, the case where bistability is achieved by cooperative ultrasensitivity is severely affected by this perturbation. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Ingénierie, informatique & technologie: Multidisciplinaire, généralités & autres
Auteur, co-auteur :
Eissing, Thomas
Waldherr, Steffen
Allgöwer, Frank
Scheurich, Peter
Bullinger, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. d'électric., électron. et informat. (Inst.Montefiore) > Méthodes computationnelles pour la biologie systémique
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
Steady state and (bi-) stability evaluation of simple protease signalling networks
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