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Molecular Model of αCaMKII-CPEB Interaction Loop Protein Synthesis Protein Synthesis Degradation (rate - ) Degradation (rate - ) CaCaM Gillespie Algorithm Initialize the system and simulation parameters Pick a type of molecule randomly Is cumulative propensity positive? Pick a reaction of this type of molecule randomly and generate a random time interval NO YES Update time by the step generated previously, and population according to the picked reaction Is desired time reached? STOP YES NO 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.2 0.21 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.25 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 CPEB Deterministic Bifurcation Curve Degradation Rate Total Amount of CaMKII (mol) Bifurcation Algorithm Initialize the system and simulation parameter NO YES STOP Is convergence possible? Find all equilibria under this parameter Generate a new parameter and find new equilibria Is shift small enough or corrector reached max iteration? Is desired number of data points reached? YES YES NO Modify predictions NO Cytoplasmic polyadenylation switching mechanism A comparison beteween deterministic and stochastic approaches Xueyao Liu 1 , Naveed Aslam 2 , Harel Z. Shouval 1 Department of Mathematics, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 2 Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 2 Abstract Translation efficiency of certain mRNAs is regulated through a cytoplasmic polyadenylation process at pre-initiation phase. A translation factor regulates the polyadenylation process through its posttranscriptional modification e.g., phosphorylation. The cytoplasmic polyadenylation binding protein (CPEB1) is one such translation factor which regulates the translation of mRNAs through cytoplasmic polyadenylation element (CPE). The cytoplasmic polyadenylation process can be turned on or off by the phosphorylation or dephosphorylation state of CPEB1. The phosphorylated form of CPEB1 increases the translational activity of an otherwise dormant mRNA. A physiological instantiation could be the regulation of αCaMKII mRNA stability through the phosphorylation - dephosphorylation cycle of CPEB1. Here, we show that CPEB1 mediated translation of αCaMKII mRNA through polyadenylation is regulated through a bistable switching mechanism. The simple translation switch for regulating the polyadenylation is based on two state model αCaMKII-CPEB1 molecular pair. Here, the de-novo synthesis of αCaMKII is modeled through an active/inactive form of αCaMKII mRNA. Based on elementary biochemical kinetics a high dimensional system of non-linear ordinary differential equations can describe the dynamic characteristics of the polyadenylation loop. We used deterministic and stochastic approaches to analyze the feasibility of CaMKII translation switching mechanism. We also developed the one parameter bifurcation diagram to show the numerical robustness of proposed switching mechanism. The University of California, Berkeley CPEB Stochastic Dynamics Curves ( = .16) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 2600 2800 3000 3200 3400 3600 3800 4000 Time t Total Amount of CaMKII (molecules) 0 10 20 30 40 50 2920 2930 2940 2950 2960 2970 2980 2990 3000 Time t Total Amount of CaMKII (molecules) CPEB Deterministic Dynamics Curves ( = .16) Time t Total Amount of CaMKII (mol) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 0 50 100 150 Time t 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Total Amount of CaMKII (mol) Discussion This work proposes the general hypothesis that a feedback loop between a plasticity related kinase and its translation factor can act as a bistable switch that stabilizes long term memory. The one parameter bifurcation diagram proves the existence of such a bistable switching system. In the deterministic dynamics graph, with a set of appropriate parameter, we also see two clearly separated steady states. However, because the concentration of translation machinery is extremely low in necks of spines and spines, it is more reasonable to assume that the translation process happens stochastically. Here, we observed differences between results from deterministic and stochastic approaches. The initial condition that merged to the lower steady state in deterministic approach seems to rise to the upper steady state in stochastic approach, and does so faster than the other condition that rose to the upper steady state in deterministic approach. This discrepancy happened either because there was an error in the implementation of Gillespie Algorithm or because stochasticity disturbs the system to an extent that bistability is impossible and so do the systems in nature behave. Further investigations are needed to arrive at a more detailed conclusion. Acknowledgements and References 1. Allgower, E.L., Georg, K. (1990). Numerical Continuation Methods: An Introduction. Springer-Verlag, New York 2. Ullah, M., Schmidt, H., Cho, K.H. and Wolkenhauer, O.(2006). Deterministic modelling and stochastic simulation of biochemical pathways using MATLAB. IEE Proceedings-Systems Biology153, 53-60 This work was partially supported by NSF REU Grant DMS-0755294

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Molecular Model of αCaMKII-CPEB Interaction Loop

Protein Synthesis

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Gillespie Algorithm

Initialize the system and simulation parameters

Pick a type of molecule randomly

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Update time by the stepgenerated previously, and population according to the picked reaction

Is desired time reached?

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Is desired number of data points reached?

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Modify predictions

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Cytoplasmic polyadenylation switching mechanism A comparison beteween deterministic and stochastic approaches

Xueyao Liu 1, Naveed Aslam 2, Harel Z. Shouval1 Department of Mathematics, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 2 Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX

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Abstract

Translation efficiency of certain mRNAs is regulated through a cytoplasmic polyadenylation process at pre-initiation phase. A translation factor regulates the polyadenylation process through its posttranscriptional modification e.g., phosphorylation. The cytoplasmic polyadenylation binding protein (CPEB1) is one such translation factor which regulates the translation of mRNAs through cytoplasmic polyadenylation element (CPE). The cytoplasmic polyadenylation process can be turned on or off by the phosphorylation or dephosphorylation state of CPEB1. The phosphorylated form of CPEB1 increases the translational activity of an otherwise dormant mRNA. A physiological instantiation could be the regulation of αCaMKII mRNA stability through the phosphorylation- dephosphorylation cycle of CPEB1. Here, we show that CPEB1 mediated translation of αCaMKII mRNA through polyadenylation is regulated through a bistable switching mechanism. The simple translation switch for regulating the polyadenylation is based on two state model αCaMKII-CPEB1 molecular pair. Here, the de-novo synthesis of αCaMKII is modeled through an active/inactive form of αCaMKII mRNA. Based on elementary biochemical kinetics a highdimensional system of non-linear ordinary differential equations can describe the dynamic characteristics of the polyadenylation loop. We used deterministic and stochastic approaches to analyze the feasibility of CaMKII translation switching mechanism. We also developed the one parameter bifurcation diagram to show the numerical robustness of proposed switching mechanism.

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DiscussionThis work proposes the general hypothesis that a feedback loop between a plasticity related kinase and its translation factor can act as a bistable switch thatstabilizes long term memory. The one parameter bifurcation diagram proves the existence of such a bistable switching system. In the deterministic dynamicsgraph, with a set of appropriate parameter, we also see two clearly separated steady states. However, because the concentration of translation machinery is extremely low in necks of spines and spines, it is more reasonable to assume that the translation process happens stochastically. Here, we observed differences between results from deterministic and stochastic approaches. The initial condition that merged to the lower steady state in deterministic approach seems to rise to the upper steady state in stochastic approach, and does so faster than the other condition that rose to the upper steady state in deterministic approach. This discrepancy happened either because there was an error in the implementation of Gillespie Algorithm or because stochasticity disturbs the system to an extent that bistability is impossible and so do the systems in naturebehave. Further investigations are needed to arrive at a more detailed conclusion.

Acknowledgements and References1. Allgower, E.L., Georg, K. (1990). Numerical Continuation Methods: An Introduction.Springer-Verlag, New York 2. Ullah, M., Schmidt, H., Cho, K.H. and Wolkenhauer, O.(2006).Deterministic modelling and stochastic simulation of biochemical pathways usingMATLAB. IEE Proceedings-Systems Biology153, 53-60

This work was partially supported by NSF REU Grant DMS-0755294