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Table 3 Molecular species used in the GAL network models

From: Modeling the evolution of a classic genetic switch

Name

Description

Gal 1p

Galactokinase

Gal 2p

Galactose permease

Gal 3p i

Co-inducer (inactive)

Gal 3p a

Co-inducer (active)

Gal 4p

Transcriptional activator

Gal 80p

Transcriptional repressor

Gal 1/3p i

Bi-functional galactokinase/inducer (inactive)

Gal 1/3p a

Bi-functional galactokinase/inducer (active)

Gal 3-80p

Inducer-repressor complex

Gal 1/3-80p

Galactokinase/inducer-inhibitor complex

Gal 4-80p

Activator-repressor complex

GAL 1

Encodes for Gal1p

GAL 2

Encodes for Gal2p

GAL 3

Encodes for Gal3p

GAL 4

Encodes for Gal4p

GAL 80

Encodes for Gal80p

GAL 1/3

Ancestral gene. Encodes for Gal1/3p

Gal in

Intracellular galactose