Modeling evolution of crosstalk in noisy signal transduction networks

Publication Year
2018

Type

Journal Article
Abstract
Signal transduction networks can form highly interconnected systems within cells due to crosstalk between constituent pathways. To better understand the evolutionary design principles underlying such networks, we study the evolution of crosstalk for two parallel signaling pathways that arise via gene duplication. We use a sequence-based evolutionary algorithm and evolve the network based on two physically motivated fitness functions related to information transmission. We find that one fitness function leads to a high degree of crosstalk while the other leads to pathway specificity. Our results offer insights on the relationship between network architecture and information transmission for noisy biomolecular networks.
Journal
Phys Rev E
Volume
97
Pages
020402
Date Published
02/2018
ISBN
2470-0045 (Print)2470-0045
Accession Number
29548149

2470-0053Tareen, AmmarWingreen, Ned SMukhopadhyay, RanjanR01 GM082938/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United StatesJournal Article2018/03/20Phys Rev E. 2018 Feb;97(2-1):020402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.97.020402.