Gene regulation and noise reduction by coupling of stochastic processes

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Alexandre F RamosJohn Reinitz

Abstract

Here we characterize the low-noise regime of a stochastic model for a negative self-regulating binary gene. The model has two stochastic variables, the protein number and the state of the gene. Each state of the gene behaves as a protein source governed by a Poisson process. The coupling between the two gene states depends on protein number. This fact has a very important implication: There exist protein production regimes characterized by sub-Poissonian noise because of negative covariance between the two stochastic variables of the model. Hence the protein numbers obey a probability distribution that has a peak that is sharper than those of the two coupled Poisson processes that are combined to produce it. Biochemically, the noise reduction in protein number occurs when the switching of the genetic state is more rapid than protein synthesis or degradation. We consider the chemical reaction rates necessary for Poisson and sub-Poisson processes in prokaryotes and eucaryotes. Our results suggest that the coupling of multiple stochastic processes in a negative covariance regime might be a widespread mechanism for noise reduction.

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Aug 3, 2019·The Journal of Chemical Physics·Alexandre F Ramos, John Reinitz
May 26, 2018·Journal of Mathematical Biology·Peter Czuppon, Peter Pfaffelhuber
Mar 18, 2016·Physical Review. E·Guilherme N PrataAlexandre F Ramos
Dec 9, 2020·Entropy·Leonardo R GamaAlexandre F Ramos

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