Computational modeling of differences in the quorum sensing induced luminescence phenotypes of \textit{Vibrio harveyi} and \textit{Vibrio cholerae}

Details Computational modeling of differences in the quorum sensing induced luminescence phenotypes of \textit{Vibrio harveyi} and \textit{Vibrio cholerae} Computational modeling of differences in the quorum sensing induced luminescence phenotypes of \textit{Vibrio harveyi} and \textit{Vibrio cholerae}

2011-01-27

arxiv.org/abs/1101.5216v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Molecular Networks

10 pages, 6 figures and 1 table

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\textit{Vibrio harveyi} and \textit{Vibrio cholerae} have quorum sensing pathways with similar design and highly homologous components including multiple small RNAs (sRNAs). However, the associated luminescence phenotypes of strains with sRNA deletions differ dramatically: in \textit{V. harveyi}, the sRNAs act additively; however, in \textit{V. cholerae}, the sRNAs act redundantly. Furthermore, there are striking differences in the luminescence phenotypes for different pathway mutants in \textit{V. harveyi} and \textit{V. cholerae}. However these differences have not been connected with the observed differences for the sRNA deletion strains in these bacteria. In this work, we present a model for quorum sensing induced luminescence phenotypes focusing on the interactions of multiple sRNAs with target mRNA. Within our model, we find that one key parameter -- the fold-change in protein concentration necessary for luminescence activation -- can control whether the sRNAs appear to act additively or redundantly. For specific parameter choices, we find that differences in this key parameter can also explain hitherto unconnected luminescence phenotypes differences for various pathway mutants in \textit{V. harveyi} and \textit{V. cholerae}. The model can thus provide a unifying explanation for observed differences in luminescence phenotypes and can also be used to make testable predictions for future experiments.

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