---
_id: '5945'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: In developing organisms, spatially prescribed cell identities are thought
to be determined by the expression levels of multiple genes. Quantitative tests
of this idea, however, require a theoretical framework capable of exposing the
rules and precision of cell specification over developmental time. We use the
gap gene network in the early fly embryo as an example to show how expression
levels of the four gap genes can be jointly decoded into an optimal specification
of position with 1% accuracy. The decoder correctly predicts, with no free parameters,
the dynamics of pair-rule expression patterns at different developmental time
points and in various mutant backgrounds. Precise cellular identities are thus
available at the earliest stages of development, contrasting the prevailing view
of positional information being slowly refined across successive layers of the
patterning network. Our results suggest that developmental enhancers closely approximate
a mathematically optimal decoding strategy.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Mariela D.
full_name: Petkova, Mariela D.
last_name: Petkova
- first_name: Gasper
full_name: Tkacik, Gasper
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last_name: Tkacik
orcid: 0000-0002-6699-1455
- first_name: William
full_name: Bialek, William
last_name: Bialek
- first_name: Eric F.
full_name: Wieschaus, Eric F.
last_name: Wieschaus
- first_name: Thomas
full_name: Gregor, Thomas
last_name: Gregor
citation:
ama: Petkova MD, Tkačik G, Bialek W, Wieschaus EF, Gregor T. Optimal decoding of
cellular identities in a genetic network. Cell. 2019;176(4):844-855.e15.
doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.01.007
apa: Petkova, M. D., Tkačik, G., Bialek, W., Wieschaus, E. F., & Gregor, T.
(2019). Optimal decoding of cellular identities in a genetic network. Cell.
Cell Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.01.007
chicago: Petkova, Mariela D., Gašper Tkačik, William Bialek, Eric F. Wieschaus,
and Thomas Gregor. “Optimal Decoding of Cellular Identities in a Genetic Network.”
Cell. Cell Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.01.007.
ieee: M. D. Petkova, G. Tkačik, W. Bialek, E. F. Wieschaus, and T. Gregor, “Optimal
decoding of cellular identities in a genetic network,” Cell, vol. 176,
no. 4. Cell Press, p. 844–855.e15, 2019.
ista: Petkova MD, Tkačik G, Bialek W, Wieschaus EF, Gregor T. 2019. Optimal decoding
of cellular identities in a genetic network. Cell. 176(4), 844–855.e15.
mla: Petkova, Mariela D., et al. “Optimal Decoding of Cellular Identities in a Genetic
Network.” Cell, vol. 176, no. 4, Cell Press, 2019, p. 844–855.e15, doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.01.007.
short: M.D. Petkova, G. Tkačik, W. Bialek, E.F. Wieschaus, T. Gregor, Cell 176 (2019)
844–855.e15.
date_created: 2019-02-10T22:59:16Z
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...
---
_id: '6049'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'In this article it is shown that large systems with many interacting units
endowing multiple phases display self-oscillations in the presence of linear feedback
between the control and order parameters, where an Andronov–Hopf bifurcation takes
over the phase transition. This is simply illustrated through the mean field Landau
theory whose feedback dynamics turn out to be described by the Van der Pol equation
and it is then validated for the fully connected Ising model following heat bath
dynamics. Despite its simplicity, this theory accounts potentially for a rich
range of phenomena: here it is applied to describe in a stylized way (i) excess
demand-price cycles due to strong herding in a simple agent-based market model;
(ii) congestion waves in queuing networks triggered by user feedback to delays
in overloaded conditions; and (iii) metabolic network oscillations resulting from
cell growth control in a bistable phenotypic landscape.'
article_number: '045002'
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author:
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ama: 'De Martino D. Feedback-induced self-oscillations in large interacting systems
subjected to phase transitions. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical.
2019;52(4). doi:10.1088/1751-8121/aaf2dd'
apa: 'De Martino, D. (2019). Feedback-induced self-oscillations in large interacting
systems subjected to phase transitions. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical
and Theoretical. IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/aaf2dd'
chicago: 'De Martino, Daniele. “Feedback-Induced Self-Oscillations in Large Interacting
Systems Subjected to Phase Transitions.” Journal of Physics A: Mathematical
and Theoretical. IOP Publishing, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/aaf2dd.'
ieee: 'D. De Martino, “Feedback-induced self-oscillations in large interacting systems
subjected to phase transitions,” Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical,
vol. 52, no. 4. IOP Publishing, 2019.'
ista: 'De Martino D. 2019. Feedback-induced self-oscillations in large interacting
systems subjected to phase transitions. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and
Theoretical. 52(4), 045002.'
mla: 'De Martino, Daniele. “Feedback-Induced Self-Oscillations in Large Interacting
Systems Subjected to Phase Transitions.” Journal of Physics A: Mathematical
and Theoretical, vol. 52, no. 4, 045002, IOP Publishing, 2019, doi:10.1088/1751-8121/aaf2dd.'
short: 'D. De Martino, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 52 (2019).'
date_created: 2019-02-24T22:59:19Z
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date_updated: 2023-08-24T14:49:23Z
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title: Feedback-induced self-oscillations in large interacting systems subjected to
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---
_id: '6046'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Sudden stress often triggers diverse, temporally structured gene expression
responses in microbes, but it is largely unknown how variable in time such responses
are and if genes respond in the same temporal order in every single cell. Here,
we quantified timing variability of individual promoters responding to sublethal
antibiotic stress using fluorescent reporters, microfluidics, and time‐lapse microscopy.
We identified lower and upper bounds that put definite constraints on timing variability,
which varies strongly among promoters and conditions. Timing variability can be
interpreted using results from statistical kinetics, which enable us to estimate
the number of rate‐limiting molecular steps underlying different responses. We
found that just a few critical steps control some responses while others rely
on dozens of steps. To probe connections between different stress responses, we
then tracked the temporal order and response time correlations of promoter pairs
in individual cells. Our results support that, when bacteria are exposed to the
antibiotic nitrofurantoin, the ensuing oxidative stress and SOS responses are
part of the same causal chain of molecular events. In contrast, under trimethoprim,
the acid stress response and the SOS response are part of different chains of
events running in parallel. Our approach reveals fundamental constraints on gene
expression timing and provides new insights into the molecular events that underlie
the timing of stress responses.
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article_number: e8470
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Karin
full_name: Mitosch, Karin
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last_name: Mitosch
- first_name: Georg
full_name: Rieckh, Georg
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last_name: Rieckh
- first_name: Mark Tobias
full_name: Bollenbach, Mark Tobias
id: 3E6DB97A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Bollenbach
orcid: 0000-0003-4398-476X
citation:
ama: Mitosch K, Rieckh G, Bollenbach MT. Temporal order and precision of complex
stress responses in individual bacteria. Molecular systems biology. 2019;15(2).
doi:10.15252/msb.20188470
apa: Mitosch, K., Rieckh, G., & Bollenbach, M. T. (2019). Temporal order and
precision of complex stress responses in individual bacteria. Molecular Systems
Biology. Embo Press. https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.20188470
chicago: Mitosch, Karin, Georg Rieckh, and Mark Tobias Bollenbach. “Temporal Order
and Precision of Complex Stress Responses in Individual Bacteria.” Molecular
Systems Biology. Embo Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.20188470.
ieee: K. Mitosch, G. Rieckh, and M. T. Bollenbach, “Temporal order and precision
of complex stress responses in individual bacteria,” Molecular systems biology,
vol. 15, no. 2. Embo Press, 2019.
ista: Mitosch K, Rieckh G, Bollenbach MT. 2019. Temporal order and precision of
complex stress responses in individual bacteria. Molecular systems biology. 15(2),
e8470.
mla: Mitosch, Karin, et al. “Temporal Order and Precision of Complex Stress Responses
in Individual Bacteria.” Molecular Systems Biology, vol. 15, no. 2, e8470,
Embo Press, 2019, doi:10.15252/msb.20188470.
short: K. Mitosch, G. Rieckh, M.T. Bollenbach, Molecular Systems Biology 15 (2019).
date_created: 2019-02-24T22:59:18Z
date_published: 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-24T14:49:53Z
day: '14'
department:
- _id: GaTk
doi: 10.15252/msb.20188470
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oa: 1
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pmid: 1
project:
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call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: P27201-B22
name: Revealing the mechanisms underlying drug interactions
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grant_number: RGP0042/2013
name: Revealing the fundamental limits of cell growth
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publication_status: published
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...
---
_id: '6784'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Mathematical models have been used successfully at diverse scales of biological
organization, ranging from ecology and population dynamics to stochastic reaction
events occurring between individual molecules in single cells. Generally, many
biological processes unfold across multiple scales, with mutations being the best
studied example of how stochasticity at the molecular scale can influence outcomes
at the population scale. In many other contexts, however, an analogous link between
micro- and macro-scale remains elusive, primarily due to the challenges involved
in setting up and analyzing multi-scale models. Here, we employ such a model to
investigate how stochasticity propagates from individual biochemical reaction
events in the bacterial innate immune system to the ecology of bacteria and bacterial
viruses. We show analytically how the dynamics of bacterial populations are shaped
by the activities of immunity-conferring enzymes in single cells and how the ecological
consequences imply optimal bacterial defense strategies against viruses. Our results
suggest that bacterial populations in the presence of viruses can either optimize
their initial growth rate or their population size, with the first strategy favoring
simple immunity featuring a single restriction modification system and the second
strategy favoring complex bacterial innate immunity featuring several simultaneously
active restriction modification systems.
article_number: e1007168
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Jakob
full_name: Ruess, Jakob
id: 4A245D00-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ruess
orcid: 0000-0003-1615-3282
- first_name: Maros
full_name: Pleska, Maros
id: 4569785E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Pleska
orcid: 0000-0001-7460-7479
- first_name: Calin C
full_name: Guet, Calin C
id: 47F8433E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Guet
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last_name: Tkačik
orcid: 0000-0002-6699-1455
citation:
ama: Ruess J, Pleska M, Guet CC, Tkačik G. Molecular noise of innate immunity shapes
bacteria-phage ecologies. PLoS Computational Biology. 2019;15(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168
apa: Ruess, J., Pleska, M., Guet, C. C., & Tkačik, G. (2019). Molecular noise
of innate immunity shapes bacteria-phage ecologies. PLoS Computational Biology.
Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168
chicago: Ruess, Jakob, Maros Pleska, Calin C Guet, and Gašper Tkačik. “Molecular
Noise of Innate Immunity Shapes Bacteria-Phage Ecologies.” PLoS Computational
Biology. Public Library of Science, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.
ieee: J. Ruess, M. Pleska, C. C. Guet, and G. Tkačik, “Molecular noise of innate
immunity shapes bacteria-phage ecologies,” PLoS Computational Biology,
vol. 15, no. 7. Public Library of Science, 2019.
ista: Ruess J, Pleska M, Guet CC, Tkačik G. 2019. Molecular noise of innate immunity
shapes bacteria-phage ecologies. PLoS Computational Biology. 15(7), e1007168.
mla: Ruess, Jakob, et al. “Molecular Noise of Innate Immunity Shapes Bacteria-Phage
Ecologies.” PLoS Computational Biology, vol. 15, no. 7, e1007168, Public
Library of Science, 2019, doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.
short: J. Ruess, M. Pleska, C.C. Guet, G. Tkačik, PLoS Computational Biology 15
(2019).
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and results. Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.s001
chicago: Ruess, Jakob, Maros Pleska, Calin C Guet, and Gašper Tkačik. “Supporting
Text and Results.” Public Library of Science, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.s001.
ieee: J. Ruess, M. Pleska, C. C. Guet, and G. Tkačik, “Supporting text and results.”
Public Library of Science, 2019.
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