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pySTDLM.StandardReactionSystems Namespace Reference

Functions

def addMinDESystem
 Adds the MinDE system in Ecoli as a standard reaction network. More...
 
def addLacTwoStateSystem
 Adds the Lac switch reaction with two states of the DNA. More...
 
def addPTSPathway
 Adds the Phosphoenolpyruvate-depenedent phosphotransferase reaction system. More...
 

Function Documentation

def pySTDLM.StandardReactionSystems.addLacTwoStateSystem (   sim,
  inducerType = 'TMG' 
)

Adds the Lac switch reaction with two states of the DNA.

Reference: E. Roberts, A. Magis, J.O. Ortiz, W. Baumeister, Z. Luthey-Schulten. Noise Contributions in an Inducible Genetic Switch: A Whole-Cell Simulation Study. PLoS Comput. Bio. 7(3): 2011, e1002010.

Parameters
simA CMESimulation or RDMESimulation object with the "cytoplasm" region defined
siminducerType The type of inducer used for the switch, either TMG or IPTG
Returns
A pointer to the simulation object that was passed in
def pySTDLM.StandardReactionSystems.addMinDESystem (   sim)

Adds the MinDE system in Ecoli as a standard reaction network.

Reference:

Parameters
simA RDMESimulation object with the "cytoplasm" and "membrane" regions defined
Returns
A pointer to the simulation object that was passed in
def pySTDLM.StandardReactionSystems.addPTSPathway (   sim)

Adds the Phosphoenolpyruvate-depenedent phosphotransferase reaction system.

Reference: J.V. Rodriguez, J.A. Kaandorp, M. Dobrzynski, J.G. Blom Spatial stochastic modelling of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase (PTS) pathway in Escherichia coli. Bioinform. 22:15 (2006), pp. 1895-1901.

Parameters
simA RDMESimulation object with the "cytoplasm", "default" and "membrane" regions defined
Returns
A pointer to the simulation object that was passed in