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Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
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- Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
Bursty Gene Expression in Single Cells and Expanding Populations: A Discrete Approach
Jakub Poljovka, Iryna Zabaikina, Pavol Bokes, Abhyudai Singh
This study analyzes bursty protein production in single cells and expanding populations using a Markovian model with feedback, showing differences in distribution patterns between single-cell and population-level dynamics.
DOI 10.1101/2025.05.20.655093 - GenomicsInternational Journal of Molecular SciencesPeer-reviewed
Genomic-Thermodynamic Phase Synchronization: Maxwell's Demon-Like Regulation of Cell Fate Transition
Masa Tsuchiya, Kenichi Yoshikawa, Alessandro Giuliani
The paper analyzes gene expression dynamics in MCF-7 cells under HRG and EGF stimuli, revealing thermodynamic phase synchronization driven by the critical point (CP) and its role in cell fate transitions.
3 citations - Synthetic BiologyACS Synthetic BiologyPeer-reviewed
Host evolution improves genetic circuit function in complex growth environments
Joanna T. Zhang, Andrew Lezia, Philip Emmanuele…·Jeff Hasty
This study improves genetic circuit function in E. coli by evolving strains in complex environments using adaptive laboratory evolution.
2 citations - Synthetic BiologyACS Synthetic BiologyPeer-reviewed
A Genetic Toggle Switch in Plants
Tessema K. Kassaw, Wenlong Xu, Christopher S. Zalewski…·June I. Medford
The paper develops a toggle switch genetic circuit in plants using computationally selected components and in silico models, demonstrating predictable function in stably engineered plants.
7 citations - Synthetic BiologyJournal of Biological EngineeringPeer-reviewed
Dual-responsive synthetic gene circuit for dynamic biologic drug delivery via inflammatory and circadian signaling pathways
Amanda Cimino, Fiona Pat, Omolabake Oyebamiji…·Farshid Guilak
This paper develops a dual-responsive synthetic gene circuit that combines circadian and inflammatory signals to enable timed and enhanced therapeutic drug delivery in inflammatory arthritis.
10 citations - Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
MAGELLAN: Automated Generation of Interpretable Computational Models for Biological Reasoning
Matthew A. Clarke, Charlie George Barker, Yuxin Sun…·Jasmin Fisher
MAGELLAN constructs interpretable computational models from pathway data and experimental rules, demonstrating predictive accuracy in breast cancer and NSCLC signalling.
DOI 10.1101/2025.05.16.653408 - Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprint
Sequestration-Based Neural Networks That Operate Out of Equilibrium
Eiji Nakamura, Frank Britto Bisso, Ignacio Gispert…·Christian Cuba Samaniego
This paper designs and experimentally validates biomolecular neural networks using molecular sequestration, demonstrating their ability to function as linear classifiers in living systems.
3 citations - Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
Hematopoietic proliferation is orchestrated by the sequential and lineage-specific activation of Cyclin D, Cyclin E and CDKN sub-modules within the G1/S network
Andrea Hänel, Aya Abdelsalam, Sylvain Tollis
The paper uses single cell transcriptomics and mathematical modeling to show how cyclin D, cyclin E, and CDKN sub-modules in the G1/S network drive distinct proliferation trajectories in hematopoietic cells.
- BioinformaticsPLoS Computational BiologyPeer-reviewed
Optimal transport reveals dynamic gene regulatory networks via gene velocity estimation
Wenjun Zhao, Erica Larschan, Björn Sandstede, Ritambhara Singh
OTVelo estimates gene velocities using optimal transport to infer dynamic gene regulatory networks from time-stamped single-cell gene expression data.
9 citations - Synthetic BiologyACS Synthetic BiologyPeer-reviewed
Tuning Ultrasensitivity in Genetic Logic Gates using Antisense RNA Feedback
Nicolai Engelmann, Maik Molderings, Heinz Koeppl
This paper improves inverting genetic logic gates by introducing antisense RNA feedback, enhancing their steepness, reducing leakage, and enabling tunable dose-response curves.
3 citations - Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
Adaptation by stochastic tuning of gene expression in mammalian cells
Amir Momen-Roknabadi, Panos Oikonomou, Saeed Tavazoie
The paper shows human cells adapt to methotrexate through stochastic tuning, a process similar to yeast, which is reversible and not mutation-driven.
3 citations - BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
Emergent Homeostasis and Degeneracy from multi-Dimensional Attractors
Hanna Salman, Kuheli Biswas, Naama Brenner
The paper proposes a dynamic perspective on homeostasis, suggesting it emerges from multi-dimensional attractors rather than explicit control mechanisms, supported by models and single-cell dataset analysis.
3 citations - Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
The zoo of the gene networks capable of pattern formation by extracellular signaling
Kevin Martinez-Anhom, Isaac Salazar‐Ciudad
The paper identifies three fundamental classes of gene network topologies that can lead to pattern formation through extracellular signaling in multicellular systems.
1 citation - Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprint
Design of a Modular Inducible Circuit for Pulsatile Population Control of Engineered Bacteria
Rohita Roy, Michaëlle N. Mayalu
This paper designs a modular genetic circuit that enables pulsatile control of bacterial population dynamics through AHL-based quorum sensing and inducer-regulated transcriptional cascades.
1 citation - Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
Regulation of Transcriptional Bursting and Spatial Patterning in Early Drosophila Embryo Development
César Nieto, Zahra Vahdat, Bomyi Lim, Abhyudai Singh
The paper analyzes transcriptional bursting in Drosophila embryos to understand how spatial gene expression patterns are established despite variability in transcriptional activity.
2 citations - Synthetic BiologyACS Synthetic BiologyPeer-reviewed
Engineered Feedback Employing Natural Hypoxia-Responsive Factors Enhances Synthetic Hypoxia Biosensors
Kathleen S. Dreyer, Patrick S. Donahue, Jonathan D. Boucher…·Joshua N. Leonard
This study enhances synthetic hypoxia biosensors by integrating natural hypoxia-responsive factors and feedback circuits to improve their performance and understanding of hypoxia regulation.
1 citation - Systems BiologyRoyal Society Open SciencePeer-reviewed
Polygenic prediction and gene regulation networks
This paper combines gene regulation network models with polygenic prediction to explore how phenotypic variation can be captured using statistical methods, identifying key regulatory connections and linking findings to concepts like global sensitivity and epistasis.
- BiophysicsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Quantification and potential functional relevanceof binding cooperativity of adjacent transcriptionfactors on DNA
Xinyao Wang, Chen Xie, Ke Shen…·Xiaoliang Sunney Xie
This paper quantifies binding cooperativity between adjacent transcription factors on DNA and identifies its functional roles in gene regulation.
5 citations - Synthetic BiologyACS Synthetic BiologyPeer-reviewed
Fabrication, evolution, and mutual conversion of D-fucose-activatable and -repressible acetyltransferase upon mutations
Yuki Yanai, Miyu Tsukada, Yuki Kimura, Daisuke Umeno
The paper demonstrates how mutations can convert between D-fucose-activatable and -repressible acetyltransferase switches in fusion proteins.
1 citation - Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
Power-law memory governs bacterial adaptation and learning in fluctuating environments
Josiah C. Kratz, Huijing Wang, Fangwei Si, Shiladitya Banerjee
This study shows bacteria adapt to fluctuating environments using power-law memory, linking cellular dynamics to learning-like behavior through a theoretical model and experimental validation.
1 citation - Synthetic Biologynpj Systems Biology and ApplicationsPeer-reviewed
Biochemical implementation of acceleration sensing and PIDA control (Extended Version)
Emmanouil Alexis, Sebastián Espinel‐Ríos, Ioannis G. Kevrekidis, José L. Avalos
This paper designs a PIDA control scheme as a chemical reaction network to improve dynamic performance and steady-state tracking in biochemical systems.
- Systems BiologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewed
Growth rate controls the sensitivity of gene regulatory circuits
Thomas Julou, Théo Gervais, Daan H. de Groot, Erik van Nimwegen
The paper shows that growth rate affects the sensitivity of gene regulatory switches in E. coli, with experiments confirming theoretical predictions about inducer concentration thresholds.
18 citations - Systems BiologySIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical SystemsPeer-reviewed
Degeneracy in negative feedback (NFBL) and incoherent feedforward (IFFL) loops: Adaptation and resonance
Alejandra C. Ventura, Horacio G. Rotstein
The paper analyzes degeneracy in adaptive circuit mechanisms, showing how it leads to adaptation and resonance in response to different input types.
DOI 10.1137/23m1593814 - BioinformaticsBioinformaticsPeer-reviewed
Prediction of Gene Regulatory Connections with Joint Single-Cell Foundation Models and Graph-Based Learning
Sindhura Kommu, Yizhi Wang, Yue Wang, Xuan Wang
This paper introduces scRegNet, a framework combining single-cell foundation models with graph-based learning to predict gene regulatory links, achieving state-of-the-art results on benchmark datasets.
- Synthetic BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Engineering Intercellular Communication using M13 Phagemid and CRISPR-based Gene Regulation for Multicellular Computing in Escherichia coli
Hadiastri Kusumawardhani, Florian Zoppi, Roberto Avendaño, Yolanda Schaerli
This paper develops a method for intercellular communication in E. coli using M13 phagemids and CRISPR-based gene regulation to build logic gates for multicellular computing.
15 citationstop 4% - Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
Speciated evolution of oscillatory mass-action chemical reaction networks
Lillian T. Tatka, Lucian P. Smith, Herbert M. Sauro
This paper develops a novel evolutionary algorithm for generating mass-action chemical reaction networks with oscillatory behavior, using speciation and demonstrating it through a Julia package.
DOI 10.1101/2025.04.10.648132 - BioengineeringACS Synthetic BiologyPeer-reviewed
Concentration dependent CsrA regulation of the uxuB transcript leads to development of post-transcriptional BANDPASS Filter
Alejandra Matsuri Rojano-Nisimura, Trevor R. Simmons, Alexandra J. Lukasiewicz…·Lydia M. Contreras
The paper designs a post-transcriptional BANDPASS filter using the CsrA-uxuB interaction in E. coli, showing concentration-dependent regulation of uxuB mRNA.
3 citations - Synthetic BiologyACS Synthetic BiologyPeer-reviewed
Fundamental trade-offs in the robustness of biological systems with feedback regulation
Nguyen Tran, An Nguyen, Tasfia Wasima Rahman, Ania-Ariadna Baetica
This paper analyzes the sensitivity of biological feedback circuits to parameter variations and identifies fundamental trade-offs in their robustness.
6 citations