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On Information Extraction and Decoding Mechanisms Improved by Noisy Amplification in Signaling Pathways.

ABSTRACT: The cells need to process information about extracellular stimuli. They encode, transmit and decode the information to elicit an appropriate response. Studies aimed at understanding how such information is decoded in the signaling pathways to generate a specific cellular response have become essential. Eukaryotic cells decode information through two different mechanisms: the feed-forward loop and the promoter affinity. Here, we investigate how these two mechanisms improve information transmission. A detailed comparison is made between the stochastic model of the MAPK/ERK pathway and a stochastic minimal decoding model. The maximal amount of transmittable information was computed. The results suggest that the decoding mechanism of the MAPK/ERK pathway improve the channel capacity because it behaves as a noisy amplifier. We show a positive dependence between the noisy amplification and the amount of information extracted. Additionally, we show that the extrinsic noise can be tuned to improve information transmission. This investigation has revealed that the feed-forward loop and the promoter affinity motifs extract information thanks to processes of amplification and noise addition. Moreover, the channel capacity is enhanced when both decoding mechanisms are coupled. Altogether, these findings suggest novel characteristics in how decoding mechanisms improve information transmission.

SUBMITTER: Vazquez-Jimenez A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6779762 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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On Information Extraction and Decoding Mechanisms Improved by Noisy Amplification in Signaling Pathways.

Vazquez-Jimenez Aaron A Rodriguez-Gonzalez Jesus J

Scientific reports 20191007 1

The cells need to process information about extracellular stimuli. They encode, transmit and decode the information to elicit an appropriate response. Studies aimed at understanding how such information is decoded in the signaling pathways to generate a specific cellular response have become essential. Eukaryotic cells decode information through two different mechanisms: the feed-forward loop and the promoter affinity. Here, we investigate how these two mechanisms improve information transmissio ...[more]

PMID: 31591406

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