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text: 'Transcription factors, by binding to specific sequences on the DNA, control
the precise spatio-temporal expression of genes inside a cell. However, this specificity
is limited, leading to frequent incorrect binding of transcription factors that
might have deleterious consequences on the cell. By constructing a biophysical
model of TF-DNA binding in the context of gene regulation, I will first explore
how regulatory constraints can strongly shape the distribution of a population
in sequence space. Then, by directly linking this to a picture of multiple types
of transcription factors performing their functions simultaneously inside the
cell, I will explore the extent of regulatory crosstalk -- incorrect binding interactions
between transcription factors and binding sites that lead to erroneous regulatory
states -- and understand the constraints this places on the design of regulatory
systems. I will then develop a generic theoretical framework to investigate the
coevolution of multiple transcription factors and multiple binding sites, in the
context of a gene regulatory network that performs a certain function. As a particular
tractable version of this problem, I will consider the evolution of two transcription
factors when they transmit upstream signals to downstream target genes. Specifically,
I will describe the evolutionary steady states and the evolutionary pathways involved,
along with their timescales, of a system that initially undergoes a transcription
factor duplication event. To connect this important theoretical model to the prominent
biological event of transcription factor duplication giving rise to paralogous
families, I will then describe a bioinformatics analysis of C2H2 Zn-finger transcription
factors, a major family in humans, and focus on the patterns of evolution that
paralogs have undergone in their various protein domains in the recent past. '
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- ISTA Thesis
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apa: Prizak, R. (2019). Coevolution of transcription factors and their binding
sites in sequence space. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:th6071
chicago: Prizak, Roshan. “Coevolution of Transcription Factors and Their Binding
Sites in Sequence Space.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2019. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:th6071.
ieee: R. Prizak, “Coevolution of transcription factors and their binding sites in
sequence space,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2019.
ista: Prizak R. 2019. Coevolution of transcription factors and their binding sites
in sequence space. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
mla: Prizak, Roshan. Coevolution of Transcription Factors and Their Binding Sites
in Sequence Space. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2019, doi:10.15479/at:ista:th6071.
short: R. Prizak, Coevolution of Transcription Factors and Their Binding Sites in
Sequence Space, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2019.
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---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Origin and functions of intermittent transitions among sleep stages, including
short awakenings and arousals, constitute a challenge to the current homeostatic
framework for sleep regulation, focusing on factors modulating sleep over large
time scales. Here we propose that the complex micro-architecture characterizing
the sleep-wake cycle results from an underlying non-equilibrium critical dynamics,
bridging collective behaviors across spatio-temporal scales. We investigate θ
and δ wave dynamics in control rats and in rats with lesions of sleep-promoting
neurons in the parafacial zone. We demonstrate that intermittent bursts in θ and
δ rhythms exhibit a complex temporal organization, with long-range power-law correlations
and a robust duality of power law (θ-bursts, active phase) and exponential-like
(δ-bursts, quiescent phase) duration distributions, typical features of non-equilibrium
systems self-organizing at criticality. Crucially, such temporal organization
relates to anti-correlated coupling between θ- and δ-bursts, and is independent
of the dominant physiologic state and lesions, a solid indication of a basic principle
in sleep dynamics.
article_number: e1007268
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author:
- first_name: Jilin W. J. L.
full_name: Wang, Jilin W. J. L.
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Fabrizio
full_name: Lombardi, Fabrizio
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last_name: Lombardi
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full_name: Zhang, Xiyun
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Christelle
full_name: Anaclet, Christelle
last_name: Anaclet
- first_name: Plamen Ch.
full_name: Ivanov, Plamen Ch.
last_name: Ivanov
citation:
ama: Wang JWJL, Lombardi F, Zhang X, Anaclet C, Ivanov PC. Non-equilibrium critical
dynamics of bursts in θ and δ rhythms as fundamental characteristic of sleep and
wake micro-architecture. PLoS Computational Biology. 2019;15(11). doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007268
apa: Wang, J. W. J. L., Lombardi, F., Zhang, X., Anaclet, C., & Ivanov, P. C.
(2019). Non-equilibrium critical dynamics of bursts in θ and δ rhythms as fundamental
characteristic of sleep and wake micro-architecture. PLoS Computational Biology.
Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007268
chicago: Wang, Jilin W. J. L., Fabrizio Lombardi, Xiyun Zhang, Christelle Anaclet,
and Plamen Ch. Ivanov. “Non-Equilibrium Critical Dynamics of Bursts in θ and δ
Rhythms as Fundamental Characteristic of Sleep and Wake Micro-Architecture.” PLoS
Computational Biology. Public Library of Science, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007268.
ieee: J. W. J. L. Wang, F. Lombardi, X. Zhang, C. Anaclet, and P. C. Ivanov, “Non-equilibrium
critical dynamics of bursts in θ and δ rhythms as fundamental characteristic of
sleep and wake micro-architecture,” PLoS Computational Biology, vol. 15,
no. 11. Public Library of Science, 2019.
ista: Wang JWJL, Lombardi F, Zhang X, Anaclet C, Ivanov PC. 2019. Non-equilibrium
critical dynamics of bursts in θ and δ rhythms as fundamental characteristic of
sleep and wake micro-architecture. PLoS Computational Biology. 15(11), e1007268.
mla: Wang, Jilin W. J. L., et al. “Non-Equilibrium Critical Dynamics of Bursts in
θ and δ Rhythms as Fundamental Characteristic of Sleep and Wake Micro-Architecture.”
PLoS Computational Biology, vol. 15, no. 11, e1007268, Public Library of
Science, 2019, doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007268.
short: J.W.J.L. Wang, F. Lombardi, X. Zhang, C. Anaclet, P.C. Ivanov, PLoS Computational
Biology 15 (2019).
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ddc:
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doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007268
ec_funded: 1
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month: '11'
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call_identifier: H2020
grant_number: '754411'
name: ISTplus - Postdoctoral Fellowships
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publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1553-7358
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title: Non-equilibrium critical dynamics of bursts in θ and δ rhythms as fundamental
characteristic of sleep and wake micro-architecture
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...
---
_id: '6090'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Cells need to reliably sense external ligand concentrations to achieve various
biological functions such as chemotaxis or signaling. The molecular recognition
of ligands by surface receptors is degenerate in many systems, leading to crosstalk
between ligand-receptor pairs. Crosstalk is often thought of as a deviation from
optimal specific recognition, as the binding of noncognate ligands can interfere
with the detection of the receptor's cognate ligand, possibly leading to a false
triggering of a downstream signaling pathway. Here we quantify the optimal precision
of sensing the concentrations of multiple ligands by a collection of promiscuous
receptors. We demonstrate that crosstalk can improve precision in concentration
sensing and discrimination tasks. To achieve superior precision, the additional
information about ligand concentrations contained in short binding events of the
noncognate ligand should be exploited. We present a proofreading scheme to realize
an approximate estimation of multiple ligand concentrations that reaches a precision
close to the derived optimal bounds. Our results help rationalize the observed
ubiquity of receptor crosstalk in molecular sensing.
article_number: '022423'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Martín
full_name: Carballo-Pacheco, Martín
last_name: Carballo-Pacheco
- first_name: Jonathan
full_name: Desponds, Jonathan
last_name: Desponds
- first_name: Tatyana
full_name: Gavrilchenko, Tatyana
last_name: Gavrilchenko
- first_name: Andreas
full_name: Mayer, Andreas
last_name: Mayer
- first_name: Roshan
full_name: Prizak, Roshan
id: 4456104E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Prizak
- first_name: Gautam
full_name: Reddy, Gautam
last_name: Reddy
- first_name: Ilya
full_name: Nemenman, Ilya
last_name: Nemenman
- first_name: Thierry
full_name: Mora, Thierry
last_name: Mora
citation:
ama: Carballo-Pacheco M, Desponds J, Gavrilchenko T, et al. Receptor crosstalk improves
concentration sensing of multiple ligands. Physical Review E. 2019;99(2).
doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.99.022423
apa: Carballo-Pacheco, M., Desponds, J., Gavrilchenko, T., Mayer, A., Prizak, R.,
Reddy, G., … Mora, T. (2019). Receptor crosstalk improves concentration sensing
of multiple ligands. Physical Review E. American Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.022423
chicago: Carballo-Pacheco, Martín, Jonathan Desponds, Tatyana Gavrilchenko, Andreas
Mayer, Roshan Prizak, Gautam Reddy, Ilya Nemenman, and Thierry Mora. “Receptor
Crosstalk Improves Concentration Sensing of Multiple Ligands.” Physical Review
E. American Physical Society, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.022423.
ieee: M. Carballo-Pacheco et al., “Receptor crosstalk improves concentration
sensing of multiple ligands,” Physical Review E, vol. 99, no. 2. American
Physical Society, 2019.
ista: Carballo-Pacheco M, Desponds J, Gavrilchenko T, Mayer A, Prizak R, Reddy G,
Nemenman I, Mora T. 2019. Receptor crosstalk improves concentration sensing of
multiple ligands. Physical Review E. 99(2), 022423.
mla: Carballo-Pacheco, Martín, et al. “Receptor Crosstalk Improves Concentration
Sensing of Multiple Ligands.” Physical Review E, vol. 99, no. 2, 022423,
American Physical Society, 2019, doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.99.022423.
short: M. Carballo-Pacheco, J. Desponds, T. Gavrilchenko, A. Mayer, R. Prizak, G.
Reddy, I. Nemenman, T. Mora, Physical Review E 99 (2019).
date_created: 2019-03-10T22:59:20Z
date_published: 2019-02-26T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-02-28T13:12:06Z
day: '26'
department:
- _id: NiBa
- _id: GaTk
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.022423
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- '000459916500007'
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issue: '2'
language:
- iso: eng
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url: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/448118v1.abstract
month: '02'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
publication: Physical Review E
publication_status: published
publisher: American Physical Society
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
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title: Receptor crosstalk improves concentration sensing of multiple ligands
type: journal_article
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volume: 99
year: '2019'
...
---
_id: '7606'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: We derive a tight lower bound on equivocation (conditional entropy), or equivalently
a tight upper bound on mutual information between a signal variable and channel
outputs. The bound is in terms of the joint distribution of the signals and maximum
a posteriori decodes (most probable signals given channel output). As part of
our derivation, we describe the key properties of the distribution of signals,
channel outputs and decodes, that minimizes equivocation and maximizes mutual
information. This work addresses a problem in data analysis, where mutual information
between signals and decodes is sometimes used to lower bound the mutual information
between signals and channel outputs. Our result provides a corresponding upper
bound.
article_number: '8989292'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Michal
full_name: Hledik, Michal
id: 4171253A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Hledik
- first_name: Thomas R
full_name: Sokolowski, Thomas R
id: 3E999752-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Sokolowski
orcid: 0000-0002-1287-3779
- first_name: Gašper
full_name: Tkačik, Gašper
id: 3D494DCA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Tkačik
orcid: 0000-0002-6699-1455
citation:
ama: 'Hledik M, Sokolowski TR, Tkačik G. A tight upper bound on mutual information.
In: IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW 2019. IEEE; 2019. doi:10.1109/ITW44776.2019.8989292'
apa: 'Hledik, M., Sokolowski, T. R., & Tkačik, G. (2019). A tight upper bound
on mutual information. In IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW 2019. Visby,
Sweden: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITW44776.2019.8989292'
chicago: Hledik, Michal, Thomas R Sokolowski, and Gašper Tkačik. “A Tight Upper
Bound on Mutual Information.” In IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW 2019.
IEEE, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITW44776.2019.8989292.
ieee: M. Hledik, T. R. Sokolowski, and G. Tkačik, “A tight upper bound on mutual
information,” in IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW 2019, Visby, Sweden,
2019.
ista: Hledik M, Sokolowski TR, Tkačik G. 2019. A tight upper bound on mutual information.
IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW 2019. Information Theory Workshop, 8989292.
mla: Hledik, Michal, et al. “A Tight Upper Bound on Mutual Information.” IEEE
Information Theory Workshop, ITW 2019, 8989292, IEEE, 2019, doi:10.1109/ITW44776.2019.8989292.
short: M. Hledik, T.R. Sokolowski, G. Tkačik, in:, IEEE Information Theory Workshop,
ITW 2019, IEEE, 2019.
conference:
end_date: 2019-08-28
location: Visby, Sweden
name: Information Theory Workshop
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- _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
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isbn:
- '9781538669006'
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title: A tight upper bound on mutual information
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...
---
_id: '306'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: A cornerstone of statistical inference, the maximum entropy framework is being
increasingly applied to construct descriptive and predictive models of biological
systems, especially complex biological networks, from large experimental data
sets. Both its broad applicability and the success it obtained in different contexts
hinge upon its conceptual simplicity and mathematical soundness. Here we try to
concisely review the basic elements of the maximum entropy principle, starting
from the notion of ‘entropy’, and describe its usefulness for the analysis of
biological systems. As examples, we focus specifically on the problem of reconstructing
gene interaction networks from expression data and on recent work attempting to
expand our system-level understanding of bacterial metabolism. Finally, we highlight
some extensions and potential limitations of the maximum entropy approach, and
point to more recent developments that are likely to play a key role in the upcoming
challenges of extracting structures and information from increasingly rich, high-throughput
biological data.
article_number: e00596
author:
- first_name: Andrea
full_name: De Martino, Andrea
last_name: De Martino
- first_name: Daniele
full_name: De Martino, Daniele
id: 3FF5848A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: De Martino
orcid: 0000-0002-5214-4706
citation:
ama: De Martino A, De Martino D. An introduction to the maximum entropy approach
and its application to inference problems in biology. Heliyon. 2018;4(4).
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00596
apa: De Martino, A., & De Martino, D. (2018). An introduction to the maximum
entropy approach and its application to inference problems in biology. Heliyon.
Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00596
chicago: De Martino, Andrea, and Daniele De Martino. “An Introduction to the Maximum
Entropy Approach and Its Application to Inference Problems in Biology.” Heliyon.
Elsevier, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00596.
ieee: A. De Martino and D. De Martino, “An introduction to the maximum entropy approach
and its application to inference problems in biology,” Heliyon, vol. 4,
no. 4. Elsevier, 2018.
ista: De Martino A, De Martino D. 2018. An introduction to the maximum entropy approach
and its application to inference problems in biology. Heliyon. 4(4), e00596.
mla: De Martino, Andrea, and Daniele De Martino. “An Introduction to the Maximum
Entropy Approach and Its Application to Inference Problems in Biology.” Heliyon,
vol. 4, no. 4, e00596, Elsevier, 2018, doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00596.
short: A. De Martino, D. De Martino, Heliyon 4 (2018).
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:45:44Z
date_published: 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:40:46Z
day: '01'
ddc:
- '530'
department:
- _id: GaTk
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language:
- iso: eng
month: '04'
oa: 1
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- _id: 25681D80-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '291734'
name: International IST Postdoc Fellowship Programme
publication: Heliyon
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publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
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title: An introduction to the maximum entropy approach and its application to inference
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