Geometry theory of distribution shapes for autoregulatory gene circuits
Sheng, Y.; Lin, G.; Jiao, F.; Jia, C.
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In this study, we provide a complete mathematical characterization of the phase diagram of distribution shapes in an extension of the two-state telegraph model of stochastic gene expression in the presence of positive or negative autoregulation. Using the techniques of second-order difference equations and nonlinear discrete dynamical systems, we prove that the feedback loop can only produce three shapes of steady-state protein distributions (decaying, bell-shaped, and bimodal), corresponding to three distinct parameter regions in the phase diagram. The boundaries of the three regions are characterized by two continuous curves, which can be constructed geometrically by the contour lines of a series of ratio operators. Based on the geometric structure of the phase diagram, we then provide some simple and verifiable sufficient and/or necessary conditions for the existence of the bimodal parameter region, as well as the conditions for the steady-state distribution to be decaying, bell-shaped, or bimodal. Finally, we also investigate how the phase diagram is affected by the strength of positive or negative feedback.
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