A Dynamical Model of Genetic Networks for Cell Differentiation

Marco Villani, Alessia Barbieri and Roberto Serra

PLOS ONE, 2011, vol. 6, issue 3, 1-9

Abstract: A mathematical model is proposed which is able to describe the most important features of cell differentiation, without requiring specific detailed assumptions concerning the interactions which drive the phenomenon. On the contrary, cell differentiation is described here as an emergent property of a generic model of the underlying gene regulatory network, and it can therefore be applied to a variety of different organisms. The model points to a peculiar role of cellular noise in differentiation and leads to non trivial predictions which could be subject to experimental testing. Moreover, a single model proves able to describe several different phenomena observed in various differentiation processes.

Date: 2011
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