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ArticleNature communications2022

A hierarchy of biomolecular proportional-integral-derivative feedback controllers for robust perfect adaptation and dynamic performance.

Maurice Filo, Sant Kumar, Mustafa Khammash

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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Maurice FiloDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4556-2336
Sant KumarDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4056-8501
Mustafa KhammashDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058, Basel, Switzerland. mustafa.khammash@bsse.ethz.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4855-9220

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Abstract

Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) feedback controllers are the most widely used controllers in industry. Recently, the design of molecular PID-controllers has been identified as an important goal for synthetic biology and the field of cybergenetics. In this paper, we consider the realization of PID-controllers via biomolecular reactions. We propose an array of topologies offering a compromise between simplicity and high performance. We first demonstrate that different biomolecular PI-controllers exhibit different performance-enhancing capabilities. Next, we introduce several derivative controllers based on incoherent feedforward loops acting in a feedback configuration. Alternatively, we show that differentiators can be realized by placing molecular integrators in a negative feedback loop, which can be augmented by PI-components to yield PID-controllers. We demonstrate that PID-controllers can enhance stability and dynamic performance, and can also reduce stochastic noise. Finally, we provide an experimental demonstration using a hybrid setup where in silico PID-controllers regulate a genetic circuit in single yeast cells.

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Gene Regulatory NetworksSynthetic BiologyAdaptation, PhysiologicalComputer SimulationFeedback

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PMCPMC9018779

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