Mutual Activation

Publication

Tyson, J. J., Chen, K. C., & Novak, B. (2003).
Sniffers, buzzers, toggles and blinkers: dynamics of regulatory and signaling pathways in the cell.
Current opinion in cell biology, 15(2), 221-231.

PMID: 12648679   DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(03)00017-6

Description

This ModelBrick from the article, “Sniffers, buzzers, toggles and blinkers….” is a one-way switch describing mutual activation where the response element (R) activates protein E by phosphorylation, and EP enhances the synthesis of R.

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Contributors

Michael Blinov, John Albanese