Figure 2

Implementation and simulation of a molecular RS latch. A, Biochemical reactions used to generate latch behaviour (left) with the representation as an inverse enzymatic cycle (right). B, Simulated time course of the RS latch system using stochastic (solid lines, number of molecules) and deterministic (dashed lines, concentration in millimolar) simulations with specie Q in dark grey lines and P in light grey lines. At t = 0 ms, an equal amount of both substrates is present. The amount of an enzyme was either 20 molecules (stochastic) or 20 mM (deterministic); enzyme S is added at t = 0 ms, replaced with R at 1000 ms, S is returned at 2000 ms, all enzymes are removed at 3000 ms, R is returned at 5000 ms and removed at 6000 ms, and finally S is returned at 7000 ms.