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. 2013 Apr 4;9(4):e1003001. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003001

Figure 7. Network structure of a cooperative adaptive network.

Figure 7

(upper) An example of cooperative adaptive networks with Inline graphic which does not include the minimal adaptive motifs of 3 genes at any part of the gene regulatory network, but shows adaptive behaviors for all genes (except the input gene). The input (Inline graphic) acts on the input gene (Inline graphic) and the target gene is Inline graphic. Interactions between genes are shown by arrows; arrows with solid red lines show activation, whereas arrows with broken blue lines show suppression. (lower left panel) An example of a substructure showing a similar role with the minimal adaptive motifs extracted from the upper network. For reference, a related adaptive motif with 3 genes (Inline graphic in Figure 6) was redrawn (lower right panel).