Paper Info
Title
Modeling and optimization of the specificity in cell signaling pathways based on a high performance multi-objective evolutionary algorithm
Abstract
A central question in cell and developmental biology is how signaling pathways maintain specificity and avoid erroneous cross-talk so that distinct signals produce the appropriate changes. In this paper, a model system of the yeast mating, invasive growth and stress-responsive mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades for scaffolding-mediated is developed. Optimization with respect to the mutual specificity of this model system is performed by a high performance multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (HPMOEA) based on the principles of the minimal free energy in thermodynamics. The results are good agreement with published experimental data. (1) Scaffold proteins can enhance specificity in cell signaling when different pathways share common components; (2) The mutual specificity could be accomplished by a selectively-activated scaffold that had a relatively high value of dissociation constant and reasonably small values of leakage rates; (3) When Pareto-optimal mutual specificity is achieved, the coefficients, deactivation rates reach fastest, association and leakage rates reach slowest.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1007/11903697_97
SEAL
Keywords
Field
DocType
null
Mathematical optimization,Mating of yeast,Evolutionary algorithm,Computer science,Scaffold protein,MAPK/ERK pathway,Signal transduction,Artificial intelligence,Developmental biology,Computational biology,Cell signaling,Genetic algorithm
Conference
Volume
Issue
ISSN
4247 LNCS
null
0302-9743
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
3-540-47331-9
0
0.34
References 
Authors
4
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xiufen Zou127225.44
Chen, Yu2114.48
Zishu Pan300.68