Team:ETH Zurich/Modeling/Parameters
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Parameters
Of course, our models do not work without parameters, and in our case, there are quite a lot of them. In order to keep track of all of their respective values and units, we gathered them in a series of tables on this page.
Single-Cell Model
a. - assumption
Parameter | Description | Value | Reference |
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αTetR | TetR max. production rate | 3.93 μM/min | [5] |
αC | CI max. production rate | 1 μM/min | [1] |
αL1 | LacI max. production rate | 1 μM/min | [1] |
αL2 | LacIM1 max. production rate | 1 μM/min | [1] |
αG | GFP max. production rate | 2 μM/min | [1] |
αLuxI | LuxI max. production rate | 1 μM/min | [1] |
ks1 | AHLi production rate | 0.01 1/min | [2] |
ρR | LuxR-AHL dimerization rate | 0.5 1/(μM3*min) | [1] |
αRFP | RFP max. production rate | 1 μM/min | a. |
βAcA | Acetaldehyde repression coefficient | 7.124 μM | [5] |
βT | TetR repression coefficient | 0.01 μM | a. |
βC | CI repression coefficient | 0.008 μM | [1] |
βL | LacI repression coefficient | 0.8 μM | [1] |
θR | LuxR-AHL repression coefficient | 0.01 μM | [1] |
γTetR | TetR degradation rate | 0.0692 1/min | a. |
γC | CI degradation rate | 0.0692 1/min | [1] |
γL | LacI degradation rate | 0.0231 1/min | [1] |
γG | GFP degradation rate | 0.0692 1/min | [1] |
γLuxI | LuxI degradation rate | 0.0167 1/min | [3] |
ks0 | AHLi degradation rate | 1 1/min | [2] |
kse | AHLe degradation rate | 1 1/min | [2] |
γR | LuxR-AHL degradation rate | 0.0231 1/min | [1] |
γRFP | RFP degradation rate | 0.0041 1/min | [4] |
n1 | LacI cooperativity coefficient | 2 | [1] |
n2 | CI cooperativity coefficient | 2 | [1] |
n3 | TetR cooperativity coefficient | 2 | [2] |
n4 | LuxR-AHL cooperativity coefficient | 1 | [1] |
n5 | AlcR-AcA cooperativity coefficient | 1.352 | [5] |
n7 | XylR cooperativity coefficient | 5 | [6] |
η | Diffusion rate across the cell membrane | 2 | [2] |
ηext | Average diffusion rate for all cells | 1 | [2] |
N | Number of cells | 1 | a. |
aXylR | XylR max. production rate | 95.5 μM/min | [6] |
γXylRi | XylRi degradation rate | 0.03553 1/min | [6] |
γXylRa | XylRa degradation rate | 0.04527 1/min | [6] |
KXylR | XylR activation coefficient | 1.419*10-3 μM | [6] |
rXylR | XylRi oligomerization constant | 0.04315e-3 1/(μM*min) | [6] |
rRXylR | XylRa dissociation constant | 0.1301e-3 1/(μM*min) | [6] |
Diffusion Model
Parameter | Description | Value | Reference |
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zend | Microfluidics channel length | 5 cm | Choice in diffusion model |
RChannel | Microfluidics channel radius | 1 mm | Choice in diffusion model |
VeColi | E. coli average volume | 2 μm3 | [13] [14] |
cdOD600, undiluted | E. coli Cell Density at OD600 = 1 | 1e9 1/ml | [13] [16] |
cDilution | Dilution of cell culture in microfludics channel | 1/8 | Choice in diffusion model |
cdRelOD600, undiluted | Relative E. coli Cell Density at OD600 = 1, undiluted | 0.001 | Derived from VeColi, cdOD600, undiluted |
cdRelOD600, diluted | Relative E. coli Cell Density at OD600 = 1, diluted | 0.000125 | Derived from cdRelOD600, undiluted, cDilution |
CAgarose | Scaling coefficient for diffusion of small molecules in agarose instead of water | 0.9 | a. |
DAcAl | Acetaldehyde Diffusion Constant | 1.23e-5 cm2/s | [8] |
mAcAl | Acetaldehyde Molecular Weight | 44.05316 u | [8] |
Kcat,AcAl | Specific enzyme activity of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in E. coli | 14.1 μmol/(min*mg) | [10] [11] |
[E]T | Mean acetaldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme concentration in E. coli | 1.6659 kg/m3 | Estimation from cell extract, [11] |
vmax,AcAl | Maximum reaction rate for acetaldehyde dehydrogenase degrading acetaldehyde | 0.02349 M/min | Estimation from cell extract, [11] |
KM,AcAl | Michaelis-Menten constant for acetaldehyde dehydrogenase degrading acetaldehyde | 10 μM | [10] [11] |
mADH | Molecular mass of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase | 33442 u | [12] |
nADH | Mean number of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase protein molecules per E. coli cell | 28512.2, rounded to 30000 | Estimation from cell extract, [11] |
[ADH]Extract | acetaldehyde dehydrogenase concentration in E. coli cell extract | 19 mg/ml | [11] |
dilExtract | E. coli cell extract dilution | 1/12 | [11] |