In: Biology
Create a biological molecular or genetic network. using. It can be genes and proteins interacting with one another, including protein-protein, protein-DNA, genetic and enzymatic interactions. Please refrain from mapping physiological or ecological networks. Any interactions among biological entities within a cell will work. I do expect the nodes (genes/proteins/molecules) and the interactions between them to be based on real evidence, and that the values that you choose for them are reasonable. In fact, you'll have to share a reference to the sources that you used to put together your network, and some narrative to explain some of your decisions in compiling the network together.
A genetic network is mapped by using NetSim which governing the fruit fly's (Drosophila melanogaster) intestinal progenitors differentiation, on he basis of research article explaining the function of a escargot (Esg) gene in governing the maintenance as well as differentiation of these progenitors. Expression of differentiation genes inhibited by Esg in these cells, protecting these cells as progenitors. Hence, an inhibitory link is set up between Esg as well as differentiation genes. Also in progenitor cells, Esg is only expressed, an inhibitory connection also drew from differentiation genes rear to Esg, to show the fact that if genes diferentiations do their work the Esg expression will be decreased.
In this network an inhibitory connection is also drew from Esg to Amun, other from Amun to Notch also a positive interaction from Notch to differentiation genes. Lastly, the authors in the article used Esg expression's RNAi-mediated knockdown to reduce the Esg's activity within progenitor cells, that is modeled by adding a node called "esgRNAi" that inhibits the "Esg" node.To motivate the normal cell's state, the initial value of "esgRNAi" is set to "0.0"; but having a initial value for this node which is greater than 0 will induce what occurs to cells if the esgRNAi is indicated experimentally to retard Esg.
The share code for this network is: YPNC.