Open Regulatory Networks and Modularity

2009/07/06 by Ricardo Lima, Lima, Ricardo, Arnaud Meyroneinc +3
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #FOS: Biological sciences #Gene Regulatory Network Analysis #Genomics (q-bio.GN) #Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction #Molecular Networks (q-bio.MN) #q-bio.GN #q-bio.MN

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0907.1056

31 pages, 13 figures

arxiv created 2009/07/06 · openalex publication_date 2009/07/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We study the dynamical properties of small regulatory networks treated as non autonomous dynamical systems called modules when working inside larger networks or, equivalently when subject to external signal inputs. Particular emphasis is put on the interplay between the internal properties of the open systems and the different possible inputs on them to deduce new functionalities of the modules. We use discrete-time, piecewise-affine and piecewise-contracting models with interactions of a regulatory nature to perform our study.

Citations

• Random dynamical systems

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