2012
Emergence of bimodal cell population responses from the interplay between analog single-cell signaling and protein expression noise
Birtwistle MR, Rauch J, Kiyatkin A, Aksamitiene E, Dobrzyński M, Hoek JB, Kolch W, Ogunnaike BA, Kholodenko BN. Emergence of bimodal cell population responses from the interplay between analog single-cell signaling and protein expression noise. BMC Systems Biology 2012, 6: 109. PMID: 22920937, PMCID: PMC3484110, DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-6-109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein expression noiseSingle-cell signalingExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseExpression noiseCell variabilityEpidermal growth factor stimulationProtein abundance variationCell fate decisionsPopulation responsesGrowth factor stimulationSingle cellsSignal-regulated kinaseCell population levelProtein expressionSingle-cell levelERK pathway activationFate decisionsPopulation levelFactor stimulationCell signalingCell population responseERK responseBiological outcomesPathway activationCell level
2004
Signaling switches and bistability arising from multisite phosphorylation in protein kinase cascades
Markevich N, Hoek J, Kholodenko B. Signaling switches and bistability arising from multisite phosphorylation in protein kinase cascades. Journal Of Cell Biology 2004, 164: 353-359. PMID: 14744999, PMCID: PMC2172246, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200308060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseMultisite phosphorylationProtein kinase cascadeBistable switchSignal-regulated kinaseKinase cascadeMAPK cascadeWidespread mechanismDifferent kinasesSame phosphataseProtein kinasePositive feedback loopProtein activityDephosphorylation reactionsCovalent modificationKinaseMAPK phosphorylationFeedback regulationPhosphorylationKinetic propertiesPhosphataseFeedback loopCascade