SenseLab Home ModelDB Home

Emergent properties of networks of biological signaling pathways (Bhalla, Iyengar 1999)
Accession: 18871
Biochemical signaling networks were constructed with experimentally obtained constants and analyzed by computational methods to understand their role in complex biological processes. These networks exhibit emergent properties such as integration of signals across multiple time scales, generation of distinct outputs depending on input strength and duration, and self-sustaining feedback loops. Properties of signaling networks raise the possibility that information for "learned behavior" of biological systems may be stored within intracellular biochemical reactions that comprise signaling pathways.
Reference: Bhalla US, Iyengar R (1999) Emergent properties of networks of biological signaling pathways. Science 283:381-7 [PubMed]
Citations  Citation Browser
Model Information (Click on a link to find other models with that property)
Model Type:  Neuron or other electrically excitable cell; Molecular Network;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:  
Cell Type(s):  CA1 pyramidal neuron;  
Channel(s):  I Calcium;  
Gap Junctions:  
Receptor(s):  AMPA; NMDA; mGluR;
Gene(s):  
Transmitter(s):  Glutamate;
Simulation Environment:  GENESIS (web link to model);
Model Concept(s):  Temporal Pattern Generation; Detailed Neuronal Models; Short-term Synaptic Plasticity; Signaling pathways;
Implementer(s):  Bhalla, Upinder S [bhalla at ncbs.res.in];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  CA1 pyramidal neuron; AMPA; NMDA; mGluR; I Calcium; Glutamate;
Model files (located externally to ModelDB) Help downloading and running models
untitled document
 
 
Protein structure
GENESIS
neuronal simulator
Signalling pathways
FlyBase mirror
Downloads
Links
 
AcademicsCalendarFacilitiesInformationeventInformaticsHome


Emergent Properties of Networks of Biological Signaling Pathways
Science, 283:381-387 (1999).
Authors:

Upinder S. Bhalla: National Centre for Biological Sciences

Ravi Iyengar: Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Constants and database of references
Downloading GENESIS and Kinetikit.
Example of model construction for Protein Kinase C (PKC)
Discussion of models: Accuracy, robustness and diffusion.
Simulation details for figures in the paper

Abstract

Many distinct signaling pathways allow the cell to receive, process and respond to information. Often, components of different pathways interact, resulting in signaling networks. Biochemical signaling networks were constructed using experimentally obtained constants and analyzed by computational methods to understand their role in complex biological processes. These networks exhibit emergent properties such as integration of signals across multiple time scales, generation of distinct outputs depending on input strength and duration, and self-sustaining feedback loops. Feedback can result in bistable behavior with discrete steady-state activities and well-defined input thresholds for transition between states, and prolonged signal output and signal modulation in response to transient stmuli. These properties of signaling networks raise the possibility that information for "learned behavior" of biological systems may be stored within intracellular biochemical reactions that comprise signaling pathways.


ModelDB Home  SenseLab Home   Help
Questions, comments, problems? Email the ModelDB Administrator
How to cite ModelDB
This site is Copyright 2012 Shepherd Lab, Yale University