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. 2021 Nov 25;12:6852. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26952-y
Variables Meaning
V cell volume
M totle protein mass
V c cytoplasmic volume
V n nuclear volume
ρ protein mass per cell volume
a ratio between cell volume and nuclear volume
k n,i mRNA production rate of gene i
Γn,i transcriptional initiation rate of gene i
g i gene copy number of gene i
P b,i RNAPs binding probability on the promoter of gene i
c n,free free RNAPs concentration
F n free RNAPs fraction
Λn,i maximum number of RNAPs one copy of gene i can hold
n c maximum number of RNAPs the entire genome can hold
L i length of gene i
v n RNAP elongation speed
K n,i transcriptional MM constant of gene i
Kn,i weighted average of MM constant
n RNAPs number
τ m,i lifetime of mRNA i
m i mRNA number of gene i
k r,i protein production rate of gene i
Γr,i translational initiation rate of gene i
c r ribosomes concentration
F r free ribosomes fraction
K r,i translational MM constant of gene i
τ p,i lifetime of protein i
p i protein number of gene i
β i nonlinear degree of mRNA i
α i nonlinear degree of protein i
ϕ n RNAPs mass fraction
ϕ r ribosomes mass fraction