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. 2008 Jan 4;94(7):2566–2579. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.107.116673

TABLE 2.

Reactions and rates used to simulate the bifan motif

Reaction Rate (expression) OR AND Ordered AND Rate (value) Reference
Signal1 + p38 → p38* [signal1][p38] X X X Included in signal
p38* → p38 k1 [p38*] X X X k1 = 0.1
Signal2 + JNK → JNK* [signal2][JNK] X X X Included in signal
JNK* → JNK k2 [JNK*] X X X k2 = 0.1
p38* + ATF2 → p38*:ATF2 k3 [p38*][ATF2] X X X k3 = 3.9 (58)
p38* + ATF2JNK → p38*:ATF2JNK k3 [p38*][ATF2JNK] X
p38*:ATF2 → p38* + ATF2 k4 [p38*:ATF2] X X X k4 = 19.2
p38*:ATF2JNK → p38* + ATF2JNK k4 [p38*:ATF2JNK] X
p38*:ATF2 → p38* + ATF2* k5 [p38*:ATF2] X k5 = 4.8
p38*:ATF2 → p38* + ATF2p38 k5 [p38*:ATF2] X X
p38*:ATF2JNK → p38* + ATF2* k5 [p38*:ATF2JNK] X
JNK* + ATF2 → JNK*ATF2 k6 [JNK*][ATF2] X X k6 = 20 (47) (assumed to be the same as JNK-c-Jun rates)
JNK* + ATF2p38 → JNK*:ATF2p38 k6 [JNK*][ATF2p38] X X
JNK*:ATF2 → JNK* + ATF2 k7 [JNK*:ATF2] X X k7 = 40
JNK*:ATF2p38 → JNK* + ATF2p38 k7 [JNK*:ATF2p38] X X
JNK*:ATF2 → JNK* + ATF2* k8 [JNK*:ATF2] X k8 = 10
JNK*:ATF2 → JNK* + ATF2JNK k8 [JNK*:ATF2] X
JNK*:ATF2p38 → JNK* + ATF2* k8 [JNK*:ATF2p38] X X
p38* + ELK-1 → p38*:ELK-1 k9 [p38*][ELK-1] X X k9 = 16.02 (59)
p38* + ELK-1JNK → p38*:ELK-1JNK k9 [p38*][ELK-1JNK] X X
p38*:ELK-1 → p38* + ELK-1 k10 [p38*:ELK-1] X X k10 = 35
p38*:ELK-1JNK → p38* + ELK-1JNK k10 [p38*:ELK-1JNK] X X
p38*:ELK-1 → p38* + ELK-1* k11 [p38*:ELK-1] X k11 = 8.75
p38*:ELK-1 → p38* + ELK-1p38 k11 [p38*:ELK-1] X
p38*:ELK-1JNK → p38* + ELK-1* k11 [p38*:ELK-1JNK] X X
JNK* + ELK-1 → JNK*:ELK-1 k12 [JNK*][ELK-1] X X X k12 = 20 (47) (assumed to be the same as JNK-c-Jun rates)
JNK* + ELK-1p38 → JNK*:ELK-1p38 k12 [JNK*][ELK-1p38] X
JNK*:ELK-1 → JNK* + ELK-1 k13 [JNK*:ELK-1] X X X k13 = 40
JNK*:ELK-1p38 → JNK* + ELK-1p38 k13 [JNK*:ELK-1p38] X
JNK*:ELK-1 → JNK* + ELK-1* k14 [JNK*:ELK-1] X k14 = 10
JNK*:ELK-1 → JNK* + ELK-1JNK k14 [JNK*:ELK-1] X X
JNK*:ELK-1p38 → JNK* + ELK-1* k14 [JNK*:ELK-1p38] X
ATF2* + ATF2* → ATF2*:ATF2* k15 [ATF2*]2 X X X k15 = 0.02
ELK-1* + ELK-1* → ELK-1*:ELK-1* k16 [ELK-1*]2 X X X k16 = 0.02

Some of the reactions occur at all variants of the motif whereas others are used only at one or two configurations. XY represents a substrate X that is phosphorylated by kinase Y. This substrate is not considered activated until a second phosphorylation by another kinase. Full activation is denoted by X*. This may be either activation by a single kinase in the OR gate configuration, or double phosphorylation in the AND gate cases. All rates for the reactions of the form A + B→… are in μM−1 min−1. Rates for the A→… reactions are in min−1.