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. 2018 Feb 16;14(2):e1006004. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006004

Table 1. Model parameters and their typical values.

Rate constant Event Value Source
kNFκB Production of NF-κB 9×10−5 molecules s-1 Fit
kImpNFκB Import of NF-κB into the nucleus 9×10−2 s-1 [68]
kOn Association of NF-κB with HIV-1 LTR 2.1×10−5 molecules-1 s-1 [50]
kOff Dissociation of NF-κB–LTR complex 9.9×10−3 s-1 [50]
kBasal Basal transcription of HIV-1 6.1×10−3 s-1 Fit
kExpmRNA Export of HIV-1 mRNA to cytoplasm 7.2×10−4 s-1 [40]
kProtein Translation of HIV-1 proteins 10−2 s-1
kTat Translation of Tat 1.3×10−3 s-1
kImpTat Import of Tat into the nucleus 5.1×10−3 s-1
kBind Association of Tat with NF-κB bound LTR 1.5×10−4 molecules-1 s-1
kUnbind Dissociation of Tat–LTR complex 1.7×10−2 s-1
kAcetyl Acetylation of LTR associated Tat 10−3 s-1
kDeacetyl Deacetylation of LTR associated Tat 0.13 s-1
kTransact Tat-induced transcription of HIV-1 0.1 s-1
δmRNA Degradation of HIV-1 mRNA 4.8×10−5 s-1
δTat Degradation of Tat 4.3×10−5 s-1
δProtein Degradation of viral proteins 5×10−5 s-1
δNFκB Degradation of NF-κB 2.8×10−5 s-1 [69]
ϕPKCa Fold increase in kNFκB due to a PKC agonist ≥1
ϕHDACi Fold increase in kBasal and kTransact due to an HDACi ≥1