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− | + | <h2 class="title-h2">Mating pheromone pathway model</h2> | |
− | + | <p class="my-content-p">We expected to use RFP intensity to predict the sweetness based on our system. So we needed an insight into relationship between RFP and sweetness. But lots of factor can impact the signal output so that we decided to divide our system into two parts, single cell model and yeast growth model. </p> | |
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− | <p class="my-content-p"> | + | <div class="cd-section" id="Single"> |
+ | <h3 class="title-h3">Single cell model</h3> | ||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Purpose</h4> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">To simulate RFP intensity under different sweetness, we needed to set a model in a single cell firstly. By establishing this model, we can understand how does the sweetness signal transmit in the in yeast mating pheromone pathway[3], and know the details of each step of the signal transmit thorough which provides a help for us to regulate the signal, and for improving our bio-meter.</p> | ||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Single cell model:</h4> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">In single cell model, we pay main attention on the signal transduction in pheromone pathway based on the work from Dubois G E[2]. And for simulating the signal transduction in mathematical way, we set some hypothesizes of this model:</p> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">1. We assume that T1R2/T1R3 receptor does not have synergistic effect when sweeteners bind.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">2. We hypothesize that the binding number of sweetener likes pheromones receptor are consistent when it binds to T1R2/T1R3.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">3. We assume that the combination rate and the initial concentration of sweetener binding is the same as pheromone receptor.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">4. There is no influence between the cell growth and protein expression in a single cell.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">5. Only concern conservation relations of protein concentration in a single cell. The protein involving in the signal transduction is not considers its production or degradation. </li> | ||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Method and discussion </h4> | ||
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− | + | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/b/b3/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic8.png" /> | |
− | + | <span>Fig 8. The schematic diagram of Sugar hunter signal pathway</span> | |
− | + | </div> | |
+ | <p class="my-content-p">We established the reaction kinetic equations between variable states of protein based on conservation relations law. Use ordinary differential equations (ODEs) to describe the signal (the different states of protein) variation. We remade the pheromone signaling transduction in yeast MAPK pathway being divided into four modules: T1R2/T1R3 receptor activation, G-protein cycle activation, the MAPK cascade, and expression of mRFP. (Fig 8.) </p> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">Next, we will introduce four parts in detail. </p> | ||
− | <p class="my-content-p"> | + | <p class="my-content-p">T1R2/T1R3 receptor activation part:</p> |
<div class="my-content-box"> | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
− | + | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/a/ad/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic9.png" /> | |
− | + | <span>Fig. 9 The conventional diagram of T1R2-T1R3 receptor activation reaction </span> | |
</div> | </div> | ||
− | <p class="my-content-p"> | + | <div class="my-content-box"> |
+ | <p class="my-content-p">We divided this activation process of inducing signal into four states of T1R2-T1R3 as shown in Fig. 9. And ODEs are shown follow.</p> | ||
+ | <img class="formula2" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/6/67/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic22.png" alt=""> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <div class="my-img-box"> | ||
+ | <span>(T1R2/3: the T1R2-T1R3 heterodimer)</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The parameters of this part are listed in the Table1.</p> | ||
+ | <div class="my-img-box" style="justify-content: flex-start;"> | ||
+ | <table class="table-co"> | ||
+ | <caption>Table 1. The sweeteners added for detecting function of the system </caption> | ||
+ | <thead> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th>Parameter</th> | ||
+ | <th>Description</th> | ||
+ | <th>Value</th> | ||
+ | <th>Unit</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </thead> | ||
+ | <tbody> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>1</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of sweetness bind on receptor</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.0012</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup>nM<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>2</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of receptor is not activated</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.6</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>3</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of sweetness Unbind on receptor</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.24</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>4</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of receptor degradation</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.024</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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− | <img | + | <p class="my-content-p">The output of the T1R2/T1R3 receptor activation part is showed. (Fig. 10)</p> |
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+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/d/d4/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic10.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 10. The output signal, activated state of T1R2-T1R3 under different concentration ligand</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">As we can see, the receptor can sense different concentration of ligand and release correspond output.</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">G-protein cycle activation part:</h4> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/80/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic11.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 11 The schematic diagram of G-protein cycle activation</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">After signal produced, the GDP is replaced by GTP in G [5]. Then the Gβγ subunits can be released from membrane to active the downstream protein. Here, we selected the Gβγ as the output of this part. And the reaction equations of this process are listed follow. </p> | ||
+ | <img class="formula2" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/0/0c/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic23.png" alt=""> | ||
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+ | <p class="my-content-p">The parameters of this part are listed in the Table2.</p> | ||
+ | <div class="my-img-box" style="justify-content: flex-start;"> | ||
+ | <table class="table-co"> | ||
+ | <caption>Table 2. The value of parameter in G-protein cycle activation part</caption> | ||
+ | <thead> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th>Parameter</th> | ||
+ | <th>Description</th> | ||
+ | <th>Value</th> | ||
+ | <th>Unit</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </thead> | ||
+ | <tbody> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>5</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of G<sub>αβγ</sub> dissociated</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.0036</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup>nM<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>6</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of G<sub>αβγ</sub> Synthetized</td> | ||
+ | <td>2000</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup>nM<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>7</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of G<sub>βγ</sub> bind with Ste5</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.1</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup>nM<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>8</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of G<sub>βγ</sub> unbind with Ste5</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The output of G-protein cycle activation part is shown. (Fig. 12)</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/6/62/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic12.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 12. The output signal, Gβγ under different concentration ligand</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The result is similar to the first part which means our system can conserve the signal precision.</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">The MAPK cascade part:</h4> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/c9/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic13.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 13 The schematic diagram of MAPK cascade reaction</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The all protein in this part belongs to kinase and the signal is transmitted through phosphorylation. Finally, Fus3, will activate the Ste12 which is the output of this part. And all reaction equations of this process are listed as follow.</p> | ||
+ | <img class="formula2" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/e/e4/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic24.png" alt=""> | ||
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+ | <p class="my-content-p">The parameters of this part are listed in the Table 3.</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-img-box" style="justify-content: flex-start;"> | ||
+ | <table class="table-co"> | ||
+ | <caption>Table 3. The value of parameter in MAPK cascade part</caption> | ||
+ | <thead> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th>Parameter</th> | ||
+ | <th>Description</th> | ||
+ | <th>Value</th> | ||
+ | <th>Unit</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </thead> | ||
+ | <tbody> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>7</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of G<sub>βγ</sub> bind with Ste5</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.1</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup>nM<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>8</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of G<sub>βγ</sub> unbind with Ste5</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>9</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of Ste11 Phosphorylated</td> | ||
+ | <td>10</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>10</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of Ste7 double Phosphorylated</td> | ||
+ | <td>47</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>11</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of Fus3 double Phosphorylated</td> | ||
+ | <td>345</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>12</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of double Phosphorylated Fus3 dissociation.</td> | ||
+ | <td>140</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>13</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of double Phosphorylated Fus3 synthesis.</td> | ||
+ | <td>260</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>14</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of Fus3 dephosphorylated</td> | ||
+ | <td>50</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>15</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of double pp-Fus3 bind with Ste12</td> | ||
+ | <td>18</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>16</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of double pp-Fus3 unbind with Ste12</td> | ||
+ | <td>10</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The output of MAPK cascade part is showed. (Fig. 14)</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/4/4e/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic14.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 14 The output signal, activated state of Ste12 under different concentration ligand</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Expression of mRFP part:</h4> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/2/26/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic15.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 15. The Gene expression reaction diagram</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">As we mentioned, the activated Ste12 can initial the transcription of the P<sub>Fus</sub>. Due the Ste12 can transmit the signal to the mRFP, so we selected the RFP intensity to be output. And the equations about this process are listed as follow.</p> | ||
+ | <img class="formula2" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/a/a5/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic25.png" alt=""> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The parameters of this part are listed in the Table 4.</p> | ||
+ | <div class="my-img-box" style="justify-content: flex-start;"> | ||
+ | <table class="table-co"> | ||
+ | <caption>Table 4. The value of parameter in gene expression part</caption> | ||
+ | <thead> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th>Parameter</th> | ||
+ | <th>Description</th> | ||
+ | <th>Value</th> | ||
+ | <th>Unit</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </thead> | ||
+ | <tbody> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>17</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of RFP_mRNA Synthetize</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.382</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup>nM<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>18</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of RFP_mRNA Degradation</td> | ||
+ | <td>8.39</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>19</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of nascent RFP synthetize</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.012</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>20</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of mature RFP synthetize</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.0012</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>k<sub>21</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of mature RFP degradation</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.018</td> | ||
+ | <td>min<sup>-1</sup></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
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+ | |||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Result </h4> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">After calculating, we got the initial model of the signal transduction in single cell. The result is shown as follow.</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/0/0d/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic16.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 16. The output signal, RFP intensity under different concentration ligand</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The result shows that the different concentration of ligand can result in different RFP intensity, which illustrates that the detect device (-mRFP-CYC1t) can reflect the signal strength as we expect. This result demonstrates that our system can work inside a single cell in theory.</p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="cd-section" id="Yeast"> | ||
+ | <h3 class="title-h3">Yeast growth model</h3> | ||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Purpose</h4> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">After build up the model of signal transduction in a single cell, we plan to combine with the growth situation, because in practical situation, measuring a single cell is so difficult and costly that nobody be pleasure to try it. So in this part, we hope to build up a simple model to describe the growth of our yeast cells and reflect the RFP-sweetness relationship in population level. </p> | ||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Method </h4> | ||
+ | <h5 class="title-h5">Practical data measurement</h5> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">For more accurate prediction, we measured the fluorescence intensity of our engineered yeast in population level, which was knocked out gene sst2, far1 corresponding to our single model, by inducing by α pheromone. More detail of this part result is shown in the host engineered. There is only a RFP intensity curve showing in Fig. 17. </p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/0/03/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic17.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 17. The RFP intensity of Sugar hunter system in practical situation</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <h5 class="title-h5">Model for simulation </h5> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">We referred to the model sat by iGEM team Imperial College 2016. This model was to describe the growth condition of two kinds of cell with competition in a limit culture. </p> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">We remade some hypothesis to make this model fitting our system. </p> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">1. The condition of cell is divided into two state, activated and non-activated, and there is no conversion between two states. Two states of cell will consume the nutrition respectively.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">2. Only the state of activation can combine with single cell model.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">3. The nutrition in culture is limited.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">4. The growth of each group cell shares the same growth situation. </li> | ||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">Then we set the ODEs as following:</p> | ||
+ | <img class="formula2" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/a/a7/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic26.png" alt=""> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The parameters of this model are listed in the Table 5.</p> | ||
+ | <div class="my-img-box" style="justify-content: flex-start;"> | ||
+ | <table class="table-co"> | ||
+ | <caption>Table 5. The value of parameter in yeast growth part</caption> | ||
+ | <thead> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th>Parameter</th> | ||
+ | <th>Description</th> | ||
+ | <th>Value</th> | ||
+ | <th>Unit</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </thead> | ||
+ | <tbody> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>r<sub>1</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate of non-active yeast growth</td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>r<sub>2</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate of active yeast growth</td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>n<sub>1</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Culture time for non-active yeast</td> | ||
+ | <td>30</td> | ||
+ | <td>Hour</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>n<sub>2</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Culture time for active yeast</td> | ||
+ | <td>30</td> | ||
+ | <td>Hour</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>s<sub>1</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of nutrition consumption for non-active yeast</td> | ||
+ | <td>0.45</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>s<sub>2</sub></td> | ||
+ | <td>Rate constant of nutrition consumption for active yeast</td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Result </h4> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The result of yeast growth model is showed as follow. (Fig. 18)</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/c8/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic18.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 18 The result of yeast cells growth model, the active cell.</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Discussion </h4> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The tendency is similar to our practical state meaning that our model can simulate the yeast growth in some certain condition. In the frame of model, we can regard the active cells as the living cells with ability to make normal bio-process. </p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="cd-section" id="Combination"> | ||
+ | <h3 class="title-h3">Combination Model coupling single cell and yeast growth</h3> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">After finishing the model of single cell signal transduction and the yeast growth simulation, the next work was to combine two models together to simulate the RFP intensity in population level.</p> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">Based on two assumptions we had sat, we simply combined through multiplying the value of and the value of. </p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">And we modified some parameters to meet the experimental data.</p> | ||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The result of this combination model is showed follow.</p> | ||
+ | <img class="formula2" style="margin-top: -50px; margin-bottom: -60px" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/82/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic27.png" alt=""> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/b/ba/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic19.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 19 The simulation result of RFP intensity in population level.</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
<h4 class="title-h4">Discussion</h4> | <h4 class="title-h4">Discussion</h4> | ||
− | <p class="my-content-p"> | + | <p class="my-content-p">Combining two models, we find that the RFP intensity is almost the same as base line (value is 0) at the beginning. And at about 15 hours, because the cells have entered stationary phase, distinguish in single cell level will reflect in population level. </p> |
− | <p class="my-content-p"> | + | <p class="my-content-p">As for the curve after 22 hours, the RFP intensity starts to decrease slowly in all ligand concentration. It may due to the death of cells.</p> |
− | <p class="my-content-p"> | + | <p class="my-content-p">We decided to select the RFP intensity at 22 hours as the final output value of sweetness signal based on our model. In order to avoid the cell growth impacts the RFP intensity, we selected this specific moment as the sampling time.</p> |
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="cd-section" id="SWEETENER"> | ||
+ | <h3 class="title-h3">SWEETENER MODEL</h3> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Purpose</h4> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">We hoped to set a model modified from our mating pheromone transduction model to predict the RFP intensity of sweetener. Make a comparison between our simulation result and practical measurement results to illustrate that our system not only can work like people gustatory sensation system with universality but also is more accurate and less interference than people. </p> | ||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Method </h4> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">Although we had finished the GPCR model, the combination rate between the sweetener and receptor had not been reported or measured yet. So we needed to measure this data from wet lab.</p> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">But because of the instability of our system, we only got a useful group of data. The more discussion is established in Project website. The result was showed. (Table 6.) Then we utilized this group values to correct our pheromone model</p> | ||
− | <p class="my-content-p"> | + | <div class="my-img-box" style="justify-content: flex-start;"> |
+ | <table class="table-co"> | ||
+ | <caption>Table 6. The result of sweetness measurement using Sugar Hunter at 16 hours</caption> | ||
+ | <thead> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th style="width: 50%">Group Name</th> | ||
+ | <th>RFP intensity/ unit</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </thead> | ||
+ | <tbody> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>2% Sucrose</td> | ||
+ | <td>42.5</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>0% Sucrose (Control)</td> | ||
+ | <td>27.5</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tbody> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">Analysis the previous method of sweetness measurement, we made two assumptions for this sweetness model:</p> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">1. Sweetness of all sweeteners can be transformed into the different concentration of standard sucrose (10% dissolving in water) with the same sweetness.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">2. The bind between different ligands and GPCR will not impact signal transduction in pheromone pathway.</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">Based on these, the most significant work is to find out the RFP intensity corresponding to the standard sucrose.</p> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">Combining the wet experiment data, we made a simple calculation and got the RFP intensity of standard sweetness amounting to the fluorescence intensity induced by 750nM ideal ligand in our model.</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/9/9c/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic20.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 20. The relation between sweetness and idea ligand in model </span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">We sat a correction factor on calculation result. Then we rewrote the input according to follow equation. </p> | ||
+ | <img class="formula2" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/d/da/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic28.png" alt=""> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">Then we wanted to predict different sweetness of sweetener. The sweetness data is obtained from previous study. (Table 7.) </p> | ||
+ | <div class="my-img-box" style="justify-content: flex-start;"> | ||
+ | <table class="table-co"> | ||
+ | <caption>Table 7. The sweetness of sweetener measured by people taste</caption> | ||
+ | <thead> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th style="width: 50%">Sweetener</th> | ||
+ | <th>Sweetness</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </thead> | ||
+ | <tbody> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Sucrose</td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Aspartame</td> | ||
+ | <td>200</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Stevioside</td> | ||
+ | <td>150</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Sucralose</td> | ||
+ | <td>600</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Glycyrrhizic acid</td> | ||
+ | <td>170</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Acesulfame</td> | ||
+ | <td>200</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Cyclamate</td> | ||
+ | <td>30</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">Result </h4> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">The result of predicted RFP intensity of sweeteners is showed in Fig. 21.</p> | ||
+ | <div class="my-content-box"> | ||
+ | <img class="formula50" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/b/b9/T--BIT-China--2017modeling_pic21.png" /> | ||
+ | <span>Fig. 21. The predicted RFP intensity of sweeteners with different sweetness calculated by corrected model</span> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
− | <p class="my-content-p">But | + | <h4 class="title-h4">Discussion </h4> |
+ | <p class="my-content-p">When the detect time arrive at 22 hours, the peak of all curve is displayed as the pheromone model. And the different sweetness also can induce different RFP expression level. But this model needs to be modified further, because we only corrected model based on a group wet lab data, which is not enough for a model especial a model of bio-system actually.</p> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">What is more? A apart from keeping measuring the RFP intensity under different sweetness to correct model, we have considered some further work about improving this model in the future. </p> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">(1) Through structure information discovery to find the combination constant of sweetener binding process.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">(2) The correct factor is to be considered the molecular weight, binding sites and combination numbers of the sweetener.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">(3) Combine the protein expression and cells growth together. Consider the impact between two modules. </li> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="cd-section" id="SUMMARY"> | ||
+ | <h3 class="title-h3">SUMMARY</h3> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">With our models, we successfully get the results as follows:</p> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">1. We simulated the receptor structure model of T1R2/T1R3 and allowed it to bind to the sweetener to view the combining situation of different sweeteners through molecular docking. </li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">2. We have constructed the signal transduction model in mating pheromone response pathway in two different levels and proved that our system can work as we expectation. </li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">3. We also provide an ideal relationship between RFP intensity and sweetness based on the wet lab data and our signal transduction model simulation, which also demonstrates that our system can detect different sweetness in a appropriate sweetness range. </li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">4. Give some advice for other iGEMers about future model of our sweetness bio- meter, Sugar Hunter.</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">To make a long story short, the sweeteners vary so much, but we always can taste all kinds of sweeteners and sense different sweetness because we have powerful sweetness receptors, T1R2/T1R3. Based on the pheromone signal transduction model, we successfully proves that using sweetness receptor as a "meter" and coupling the mating signal pathway to determine the sweetness in yeast cell is a feasible design. </p> | ||
+ | <p class="my-content-p">Last, let’s set foot on the trip of beating sweet-monsters in parallel space with our Sugar Hunter!!!</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <h4 class="title-h4">References</h4> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">1. Dubois G E. Molecular mechanism of sweetness sensation.[J]. Physiology & Behavior, 2016, 164(Pt B):453.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">2. Kofahl B, Klipp E. Modelling the dynamics of the yeast pheromone pathway.[J]. Yeast, 2004, 21(10):831.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">3. Richardson, Kathryn. Mechanisms of GPCR signal regulation in fission yeast[J]. University of Warwick, 2014.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">4. Nie Y, Vigues S, Hobbs J R, et al. Distinct contributions of T1R2 and T1R3 taste receptor subunits to the detection of sweet stimuli.[J]. Current Biology Cb, 2005, 15(21):1948-52.</li> | ||
+ | <li class="my-content-li2">5. Audet M, Bouvier M. Restructuring G-Protein- Coupled Receptor Activation [J]. Cell, 2012, 151(1):14-23.</li> | ||
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Mating pheromone pathway model
We expected to use RFP intensity to predict the sweetness based on our system. So we needed an insight into relationship between RFP and sweetness. But lots of factor can impact the signal output so that we decided to divide our system into two parts, single cell model and yeast growth model.
Single cell model
Purpose
To simulate RFP intensity under different sweetness, we needed to set a model in a single cell firstly. By establishing this model, we can understand how does the sweetness signal transmit in the in yeast mating pheromone pathway[3], and know the details of each step of the signal transmit thorough which provides a help for us to regulate the signal, and for improving our bio-meter.
Single cell model:
In single cell model, we pay main attention on the signal transduction in pheromone pathway based on the work from Dubois G E[2]. And for simulating the signal transduction in mathematical way, we set some hypothesizes of this model:
Method and discussion
We established the reaction kinetic equations between variable states of protein based on conservation relations law. Use ordinary differential equations (ODEs) to describe the signal (the different states of protein) variation. We remade the pheromone signaling transduction in yeast MAPK pathway being divided into four modules: T1R2/T1R3 receptor activation, G-protein cycle activation, the MAPK cascade, and expression of mRFP. (Fig 8.)
Next, we will introduce four parts in detail.
T1R2/T1R3 receptor activation part:
We divided this activation process of inducing signal into four states of T1R2-T1R3 as shown in Fig. 9. And ODEs are shown follow.
The parameters of this part are listed in the Table1.
Parameter | Description | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|---|
k1 | Rate constant of sweetness bind on receptor | 0.0012 | min-1nM-1 |
k2 | Rate constant of receptor is not activated | 0.6 | min-1 |
k3 | Rate constant of sweetness Unbind on receptor | 0.24 | min-1 |
k4 | Rate constant of receptor degradation | 0.024 | min-1 |
The output of the T1R2/T1R3 receptor activation part is showed. (Fig. 10)
As we can see, the receptor can sense different concentration of ligand and release correspond output.
G-protein cycle activation part:
After signal produced, the GDP is replaced by GTP in G [5]. Then the Gβγ subunits can be released from membrane to active the downstream protein. Here, we selected the Gβγ as the output of this part. And the reaction equations of this process are listed follow.
The parameters of this part are listed in the Table2.
Parameter | Description | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|---|
k5 | Rate constant of Gαβγ dissociated | 0.0036 | min-1nM-1 |
k6 | Rate constant of Gαβγ Synthetized | 2000 | min-1nM-1 |
k7 | Rate constant of Gβγ bind with Ste5 | 0.1 | min-1nM-1 |
k8 | Rate constant of Gβγ unbind with Ste5 | 5 | min-1 |
The output of G-protein cycle activation part is shown. (Fig. 12)
The result is similar to the first part which means our system can conserve the signal precision.
The MAPK cascade part:
The all protein in this part belongs to kinase and the signal is transmitted through phosphorylation. Finally, Fus3, will activate the Ste12 which is the output of this part. And all reaction equations of this process are listed as follow.
The parameters of this part are listed in the Table 3.
Parameter | Description | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|---|
k7 | Rate constant of Gβγ bind with Ste5 | 0.1 | min-1nM-1 |
k8 | Rate constant of Gβγ unbind with Ste5 | 5 | min-1 |
k9 | Rate constant of Ste11 Phosphorylated | 10 | min-1 |
k10 | Rate constant of Ste7 double Phosphorylated | 47 | min-1 |
k11 | Rate constant of Fus3 double Phosphorylated | 345 | min-1 |
k12 | Rate constant of double Phosphorylated Fus3 dissociation. | 140 | min-1 |
k13 | Rate constant of double Phosphorylated Fus3 synthesis. | 260 | min-1 |
k14 | Rate constant of Fus3 dephosphorylated | 50 | min-1 |
k15 | Rate constant of double pp-Fus3 bind with Ste12 | 18 | min-1 |
k16 | Rate constant of double pp-Fus3 unbind with Ste12 | 10 | min-1 |
The output of MAPK cascade part is showed. (Fig. 14)
Expression of mRFP part:
As we mentioned, the activated Ste12 can initial the transcription of the PFus. Due the Ste12 can transmit the signal to the mRFP, so we selected the RFP intensity to be output. And the equations about this process are listed as follow.
The parameters of this part are listed in the Table 4.
Parameter | Description | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|---|
k17 | Rate constant of RFP_mRNA Synthetize | 0.382 | min-1nM-1 |
k18 | Rate constant of RFP_mRNA Degradation | 8.39 | min-1 |
k19 | Rate constant of nascent RFP synthetize | 0.012 | min-1 |
k20 | Rate constant of mature RFP synthetize | 0.0012 | min-1 |
k21 | Rate constant of mature RFP degradation | 0.018 | min-1 |
Result
After calculating, we got the initial model of the signal transduction in single cell. The result is shown as follow.
The result shows that the different concentration of ligand can result in different RFP intensity, which illustrates that the detect device (-mRFP-CYC1t) can reflect the signal strength as we expect. This result demonstrates that our system can work inside a single cell in theory.
Yeast growth model
Purpose
After build up the model of signal transduction in a single cell, we plan to combine with the growth situation, because in practical situation, measuring a single cell is so difficult and costly that nobody be pleasure to try it. So in this part, we hope to build up a simple model to describe the growth of our yeast cells and reflect the RFP-sweetness relationship in population level.
Method
Practical data measurement
For more accurate prediction, we measured the fluorescence intensity of our engineered yeast in population level, which was knocked out gene sst2, far1 corresponding to our single model, by inducing by α pheromone. More detail of this part result is shown in the host engineered. There is only a RFP intensity curve showing in Fig. 17.
Model for simulation
We referred to the model sat by iGEM team Imperial College 2016. This model was to describe the growth condition of two kinds of cell with competition in a limit culture.
We remade some hypothesis to make this model fitting our system.
Then we set the ODEs as following:
The parameters of this model are listed in the Table 5.
Parameter | Description | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|---|
r1 | Rate of non-active yeast growth | 1 | |
r2 | Rate of active yeast growth | 2 | |
n1 | Culture time for non-active yeast | 30 | Hour |
n2 | Culture time for active yeast | 30 | Hour |
s1 | Rate constant of nutrition consumption for non-active yeast | 0.45 | |
s2 | Rate constant of nutrition consumption for active yeast | 2 |
Result
The result of yeast growth model is showed as follow. (Fig. 18)
Discussion
The tendency is similar to our practical state meaning that our model can simulate the yeast growth in some certain condition. In the frame of model, we can regard the active cells as the living cells with ability to make normal bio-process.
Combination Model coupling single cell and yeast growth
After finishing the model of single cell signal transduction and the yeast growth simulation, the next work was to combine two models together to simulate the RFP intensity in population level.
Based on two assumptions we had sat, we simply combined through multiplying the value of and the value of.
And we modified some parameters to meet the experimental data.
The result of this combination model is showed follow.
Discussion
Combining two models, we find that the RFP intensity is almost the same as base line (value is 0) at the beginning. And at about 15 hours, because the cells have entered stationary phase, distinguish in single cell level will reflect in population level.
As for the curve after 22 hours, the RFP intensity starts to decrease slowly in all ligand concentration. It may due to the death of cells.
We decided to select the RFP intensity at 22 hours as the final output value of sweetness signal based on our model. In order to avoid the cell growth impacts the RFP intensity, we selected this specific moment as the sampling time.
SWEETENER MODEL
Purpose
We hoped to set a model modified from our mating pheromone transduction model to predict the RFP intensity of sweetener. Make a comparison between our simulation result and practical measurement results to illustrate that our system not only can work like people gustatory sensation system with universality but also is more accurate and less interference than people.
Method
Although we had finished the GPCR model, the combination rate between the sweetener and receptor had not been reported or measured yet. So we needed to measure this data from wet lab.
But because of the instability of our system, we only got a useful group of data. The more discussion is established in Project website. The result was showed. (Table 6.) Then we utilized this group values to correct our pheromone model
Group Name | RFP intensity/ unit |
---|---|
2% Sucrose | 42.5 |
0% Sucrose (Control) | 27.5 |
Analysis the previous method of sweetness measurement, we made two assumptions for this sweetness model:
Based on these, the most significant work is to find out the RFP intensity corresponding to the standard sucrose.
Combining the wet experiment data, we made a simple calculation and got the RFP intensity of standard sweetness amounting to the fluorescence intensity induced by 750nM ideal ligand in our model.
We sat a correction factor on calculation result. Then we rewrote the input according to follow equation.
Then we wanted to predict different sweetness of sweetener. The sweetness data is obtained from previous study. (Table 7.)
Sweetener | Sweetness |
---|---|
Sucrose | 1 |
Aspartame | 200 |
Stevioside | 150 |
Sucralose | 600 |
Glycyrrhizic acid | 170 |
Acesulfame | 200 |
Cyclamate | 30 |
Result
The result of predicted RFP intensity of sweeteners is showed in Fig. 21.
Discussion
When the detect time arrive at 22 hours, the peak of all curve is displayed as the pheromone model. And the different sweetness also can induce different RFP expression level. But this model needs to be modified further, because we only corrected model based on a group wet lab data, which is not enough for a model especial a model of bio-system actually.
What is more? A apart from keeping measuring the RFP intensity under different sweetness to correct model, we have considered some further work about improving this model in the future.
SUMMARY
With our models, we successfully get the results as follows:
To make a long story short, the sweeteners vary so much, but we always can taste all kinds of sweeteners and sense different sweetness because we have powerful sweetness receptors, T1R2/T1R3. Based on the pheromone signal transduction model, we successfully proves that using sweetness receptor as a "meter" and coupling the mating signal pathway to determine the sweetness in yeast cell is a feasible design.
Last, let’s set foot on the trip of beating sweet-monsters in parallel space with our Sugar Hunter!!!
References