Hu2020 - E. coli translation model
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ABSTRACT: This translation model consists of 274 biochemical reactions, including 119 reactions with non-linear kinetics. This mechanistic model accounts for the concentrations of mRNA, the ribosome, the different charged tRNAs, and the elongation factors Ts (EF-Ts) and Tu (EF-Tu). We fully parameterized the model with molecular masses and kinetic constants measured experimentally; the only exceptions are the initiation parameters, which were previously estimated from gene expression data, and the ribosomal Michaelis constant for the ternary complexes, which was estimated based on the diffusion limit and hence represents a lower bound. The model is based purely on biochemical and biophysical considerations; it contains no free parameters for fitting, nor does it include any explicit growth-rate dependencies. This model is used to test our hypothesis that, to maximize the E. coli growth rate in a given environment, natural selection minimizes the total cost of translation components utilized to achieve the required protein production rate.
SUBMITTER: Xiao-Pan Hu
PROVIDER: MODEL2006210001 | BioModels | 2020-07-01
REPOSITORIES: BioModels
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