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<p>Based on [1], we modeled the biological system with differential equations. According to what presented in the [[ETHZ/Biology|Biology Perspective]], our system is composed of three subsystems:<br>
<p>Based on [1], we modeled the biological system with differential equations. According to what presented in the [[ETHZ/Biology|Biology Perspective]], our system is composed of three subsystems:<br>
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# A subsystem of constitutively produced proteins (Fig. 1),  
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# The learning part, and  
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# The learning part (Fig. 2), and  
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# The reporting subsystem (Fig. 3).  
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The first two subsystems interact, and thus, they should be considered together. The third subsystem has no feedback with the other two, as it is only used for producing the appropriate fluorescent proteins.</p>
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The first two subsystems interact, and thus, they should be considered together. The third subsystem has no feedback with the other two, as it is only used for producing the appropriate fluorescent proteins.
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<p>The subsystem with the constitutively produced proteins serves as a regulatory system, and can be modeled with three decoupled partial differential equations:<br>
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[[Image:subsys1_b.png|center|thumb|Subsystem 1: Constitutively produced proteins (Fig. 1)|340px]]
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The subsystem with the constitutively produced proteins serves as a regulatory system, and can be modeled with three decoupled partial differential equations:<br>
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[[Image:constitutive_part.png|center|thumb|Subsystem 1: Constitutively produced proteins (Fig. 1)|340px]]
The second subsystem is the main part of the biological model. This subsystem stores the information concerned the learned chemical, and drives the production of the appropriate reporter, during the recognition phase. It is actually a toggle switch, that reached a steady state depending on the chemical that it is exposed to:
The second subsystem is the main part of the biological model. This subsystem stores the information concerned the learned chemical, and drives the production of the appropriate reporter, during the recognition phase. It is actually a toggle switch, that reached a steady state depending on the chemical that it is exposed to:
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[[Image:subsys2_b.png|center|thumb|Subsystem 2: Basic learning subsystem (toggle) (Fig. 2)|900px]]
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[[Image:toggle_part.png|center|thumb|Subsystem 2: Basic learning subsystem (toggle) (Fig. 2)|900px]]
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The third subsystem reports the state that our system is, during the different phases of learning and recognition. During the learning phase, this subsystem reports which chemical the cells are exposed to, and during the recognition phase, it reports if the cells recognize the chemicals that they are currently exposed to.
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[[Image:reporting_part.png|center|thumb|Subsystem 3: Reporting subsystem (Fig. 3)|900px]]
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.:: EducatETH E. Coli - Engineering Perspective ::.

.:: Introduction ::.

In order to understand if it is possible to create the learning system that we wanted, we had to run some initial simulations, to see if we could reach the desirable steady states. After creating a basic framework on which to work on, we refined the parameters by searching the available literatures. In the next, we are presented the coupled differential equations that model our system, their parameters and the values that we picked, the results of our simulations, and lastly, we provide our references.


.:: System Model ::.

Based on [1], we modeled the biological system with differential equations. According to what presented in the Biology Perspective, our system is composed of three subsystems:

  1. A subsystem of constitutively produced proteins (Fig. 1),
  2. The learning part (Fig. 2), and
  3. The reporting subsystem (Fig. 3).
The first two subsystems interact, and thus, they should be considered together. The third subsystem has no feedback with the other two, as it is only used for producing the appropriate fluorescent proteins. The subsystem with the constitutively produced proteins serves as a regulatory system, and can be modeled with three decoupled partial differential equations:
Subsystem 1: Constitutively produced proteins (Fig. 1)

The second subsystem is the main part of the biological model. This subsystem stores the information concerned the learned chemical, and drives the production of the appropriate reporter, during the recognition phase. It is actually a toggle switch, that reached a steady state depending on the chemical that it is exposed to:

Subsystem 2: Basic learning subsystem (toggle) (Fig. 2)

The third subsystem reports the state that our system is, during the different phases of learning and recognition. During the learning phase, this subsystem reports which chemical the cells are exposed to, and during the recognition phase, it reports if the cells recognize the chemicals that they are currently exposed to.

Subsystem 3: Reporting subsystem (Fig. 3)


.:: Simulations ::.
.:: References ::.

[1] This book
[2] A synthetic time-delay circuit in mammalian cells and mice (http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/104/8/2643)
[3] Detailed map of a cis-regulatory input function (http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/100/13/7702?ck=nck)
[4] Parameter Estimation for two synthetic gene networks (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/9711/30654/01416417.pdf)
[5] Supplementary on-line information for "A Synthetic gene-metabolic oscillator" (no link)
[6] Genetic network driven control of PHBV copolymer composition (http://doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2005.08.030)



.:: To Do ::.