Modeling - positive feedback loop switch

1. Deterministic model
   • Summary
   • The model
   • Simulation results
2. Stochastic model
3. C#Sim model

Deterministic model of the positive feedback loop switch

The model

We can describe the relations for the mutual repressor switch by the following equations. Fractional occupancies of promoters are:

• f₁, f₂, f₃ and f₄ are probabilities of promoters 1 (construct 1), 2 (construct 2), 3 (construct 3) and 4 (construct 4), respectively, being in an active state, resulting in gene expression;
• [TAL-A:KRAB], [TAL-B:KRAB], [PIP:KRAB] and [E:KRAB] are protein concentrations at a given time;
• k₁, k₂, k₃ and k₄ are association constants;
• n₁, n₂, n₃ and n₄ are exponents representing the degree of functional cooperativity;
• K_r is the amount of repressor required for 50% repression of constitutive promoter (equal to 1 in our simulations);

ODEs representing protein production are described by a set of equations:

• [BFP], [mCitrine], [TAL-A:KRAB], [TAL-B:KRAB], [PIP:KRAB] and [E:KRAB] are protein concentrations;
• k_BFP is BFP production rate from construct 1 (i.e. production rate when construct 1 promoter is active);
• kb_BFP is basal BFP production rate from construct 1 (i.e. production rate when construct 1 promoter is inactive);
• deg_BFP is BFP degradation rate;
• k_cit is mCitrine production rate from construct 2 (i.e. production rate when construct 2 promoter is active);
• kb_cit is basal mCitrine production rate from construct 2 (i.e. production rate when construct 2 promoter in inactive);
• deg_cit is mCitrine degradation rate;
• k_2AKR is TAL-A:KRAB production rate from construct 2;
• kb_2AKR is basal TAL-A:KRAB production rate from construct 2;
• k_4AKR is TAL-A:KRAB production rate from construct 4;
• kb_4AKR is basal TAL-A:KRAB production rate from construct 4;
• deg_AKR is TAL-A:KRAB degradation rate;
• k_1BKR is TAL-B:KRAB production rate from construct 1;
• kb_1BKR Is basal TAL-B:KRAB production rate from construct 1;
• k_3BKR is TAL-B:KRAB production rate from construct 3;
• kb_3BKR is basal TAL-B:KRAB production rate from construct 3;
• deg_BKR is TAL-B:KRAB degradation rate;
• k_PIP is PIP:KRAB production rate;
• deg_PIP is PIP:KRAB degradation rate;
• k_E is E:KRAB production rate;
• deg_E is E:KRAB degradation rate.

See model derivation for details.

Simulation results