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ArticlePloS one2018

Delay models for the early embryonic cell cycle oscillator.

Jan Rombouts, Alexandra Vandervelde, Lendert Gelens

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Jan RomboutsLaboratory of Dynamics in Biological Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4135-0771
Alexandra VanderveldeLaboratory of Dynamics in Biological Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Lendert GelensLaboratory of Dynamics in Biological Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7290-9561

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Abstract

Time delays are known to play a crucial role in generating biological oscillations. The early embryonic cell cycle in the frog Xenopus laevis is one such example. Although various mathematical models of this oscillating system exist, it is not clear how to best model the required time delay. Here, we study a simple cell cycle model that produces oscillations due to the presence of an ultrasensitive, time-delayed negative feedback loop. We implement the time delay in three qualitatively different ways, using a fixed time delay, a distribution of time delays, and a delay that is state-dependent. We analyze the dynamics in all cases, and we use experimental observations to interpret our results and put constraints on unknown parameters. In doing so, we find that different implementations of the time delay can have a large impact on the resulting oscillations.

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Models, BiologicalAnaphase-Promoting Complex-CyclosomeAnimalsBiological Clockscdc25 PhosphatasesCDC2 Protein KinaseCell CycleEmbryo, NonmammalianXenopus laevisXenopus ProteinsZygoteAnaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosomecdc25 PhosphatasesCDC2 Protein KinaseXenopus Proteins

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PMID29579091
PMCPMC5868829

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