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Luo, Jamie X. and Turner, Matthew S. (2012) Evolving sensitivity balances Boolean networks. PLoS ONE, Vol.7 (No.5). e36010. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036010
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036010
Abstract
We investigate the sensitivity of Boolean Networks (BNs) to mutations. We are interested in Boolean Networks as a model of Gene Regulatory Networks (GRNs). We adopt Ribeiro and Kauffman’s Ergodic Set and use it to study the long term dynamics of a BN. We define the sensitivity of a BN to be the mean change in its Ergodic Set structure under all possible loss of interaction mutations. Insilico experiments were used to selectively evolve BNs for sensitivity to losing interactions. We find that maximum sensitivity was often achievable and resulted in the BNs becoming topologically balanced, i.e. they evolve towards network structures in which they have a similar number of inhibitory and excitatory interactions. In terms of the dynamics, the dominant sensitivity strategy that evolved was to build BNs with Ergodic Sets dominated by a single long limit cycle which is easily destabilised by mutations. We discuss the relevance of our findings in the context of Stem Cell Differentiation and propose a relationship between pluripotent stem cells and our evolved sensitive networks.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Centre for Complexity Science Faculty of Science > Physics |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Algebra, Boolean, System analysis, Genetic regulation -- Mathematical models | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | PLoS ONE | ||||
| Publisher: | PLOS | ||||
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 | ||||
| Official Date: | 7 May 2012 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.7 | ||||
| Number: | No.5 | ||||
| Page Range: | e36010 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0036010 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||
| Funder: | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||||
| Grant number: | EP/E501311/1 (EPSRC), EP/I005439/1 (EPSRC) |
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