Non-linear dynamics in transcriptional regulation: Biological logic gates

Till D. Frank, Miguel A.S. Cavadas, Lan K. Nguyen, Alex Cheong*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Gene expression relies on the interaction of numerous transcriptional signals at the promoter to elicit a response—to read or not to read the genomic code, and if read, the strength of the read. The interplay of transcription factors can be viewed as nonlinear dynamics underlying the biological complexity. Here we analyse the regulation of the cyclooxygenase 2 promoter by NF-κB using thermostatistical and quantitative kinetic modelling and propose the presence of a genetic Boolean AND logic gate controlling the differential expression of cyclooxygenase 2 among species.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNonlinear Dynamics in Biological Systems
EditorsJ Carballido-Landeira, B Escribano
PublisherSpringer
Pages43-62
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-33054-9
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-33053-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameSEMA SIMAI Springer Series
Volume7
ISSN (Print)2199-3041
ISSN (Electronic)2199-305X

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