ETHZ/Simulations

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Contents

Basic Model

Constitutively produced proteins

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Learning system

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Reporter system

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System Equations

Constitutively produced proteins

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Learning system

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Reporter system

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Allosteric regulation

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Comments

Note that the three constitutively produced proteins lacI, tetR and luxR exist in two different forms: as free proteins and in complexes they build with IPTG, aTc and AHL, respectively.

In this new formulation of the model equations, the characterization is more amenable to human interpretation (although equivalent to the previous formuation). The promoters are now characterized by their maximum transcription rate (cimax) and the basic production (aX), which gives the 'leakage' if the gene is fully inhibited. Note that in the given mathematical formulation the basic production is specified as a percentage of the max. transcription rate and is therefore unitless.

The max. transcription rate is given per gene (as agreed with Sven during the meeting at Sep 20.). This means that to get the total transcription rate we need to multiply with the number of gene copies per cell which is represented as llo/lhi in the model equations.

Model Parameters

Parameter Value Description Comments
c1max 0.01 [mM/h] max. transcription rate of constitutive promoter (per gene) promoter no. J23105; Reference: Estimate
c2max 0.01 [mM/h] max. transcription rate of luxR-activated promoter (per gene) Reference: Estimate
lhi 25 high-copy plasmid number Reference: Estimate
llo 5 low-copy plasmid number Reference: Estimate
aQ2,R 0.1 - 0.2 basic production of Q2/R-inhibited genes Reference: Conclusions after discussion
aQ2 0.1 - 0.2 basic production of Q2-inhibited genes Reference: Conclusions after discussion
aQ1,S 0.1 - 0.2 basic production of Q1/S-inhibited genes Reference: Conclusions after discussion
aQ1 0.1 - 0.2 basic production of Q1-inhibited genes Reference: Conclusions after discussion
aQ2,S 0.1 - 0.2 basic production of Q2/S-inhibited genes Reference: Conclusions after discussion
aQ1,R 0.1 - 0.2 basic production of Q1/R-inhibited genes Reference: Conclusions after discussion
dR 2.31e-3 [per sec] degradation of lacI Ref. [10]
dS
  • 1e-5 [per sec]
  • 2.31e-3 [per sec]
degradation of tetR
  • Ref. [9]
  • Ref. [10]
dL 1e-3 - 1e-4 [per sec] degradation of luxR Ref: [6]
dQ1 7e-4 [per sec] degradation of cI Ref. [7]
dQ2 degradation of p22cII
dYFP 6.3e-3 [per min] degradation of YFP suppl. mat. to Ref. [8] corresponding to a half life of 110min
dGFP 6.3e-3 [per min] degradation of GFP in analogy to YFP
dRFP 6.3e-3 [per min] degradation of RFP in analogy to YFP
dCFP 6.3e-3 [per min] degradation of CFP in analogy to YFP
KR
  • 0.1 - 1 [pM]
  • 800 [nM]
lacI repressor dissociation constant
  • Ref. [2]
  • Ref. [12]
KIR 1.3 [µM] IPTG-lacI repressor dissociation constant Ref. [2]
KS 179 [pM] tetR repressor dissociation constant Ref. [1]
KIS 893 [pM] aTc-tetR repressor dissociation constant Ref. [1]
KL
  • 55 - 520 [nM]
  • 10 [nM]
luxR activator dissociation constant
  • Ref: [6]
  • Ref: [12]
KIL 0.09 - 1 [µM] AHL-luxR activator dissociation constant Ref: [6]
KQ1
  • 8 [pM]
  • 50 [nM]
cI repressor dissociation constant
  • Ref. [12]
  • starting with values of Ref. [6] and using Ref. [3]
KQ2 0.577 [µM] p22cII repressor dissociation constant Ref. [11]. Note that they use a protein cII and we have p22cII. Does that match? It matches. p22 cII just means its cII derived frome a p22 vector ;-)
nR
  • 1
  • 2
lacI repressor Hill cooperativity
  • Ref. [5]
  • Ref. [12]
nIR 2 IPTG-lacI repressor Hill cooperativity Ref. [5]
nS 3 tetR repressor Hill cooperativity Ref. [3]
nIS 2 (1.5-2.5) aTc-tetR repressor Hill cooperativity Ref. [3]
nL 2 luxR activator Hill cooperativity Ref: [6]
nIL 1 AHL-luxR activator Hill cooperativity Ref. [3]
nQ1 2 cI repressor Hill cooperativity Ref. [12]
nQ2 4 p22cII repressor Hill cooperativity Ref. [11]. Note that they use a protein cII and we have p22cII. Does that match? It matches. p22 cII just means its cII derived frome a p22 vector ;-)

References

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Variable Mapping

Variable Compound
R lacI
IR IPTG
S tetR
IS aTc
L luxR
IL AHL
Q1 cI
Q2 p22cII