Figure 2

Bifurcation plot for the steady state of TF-A on the control parameter of transcription rate k f . The system in the region (i.e., 5.45 < k f < 6.68) exhibits bistability. The other parameters are fixed as dissociation constant of TF-A dimer from TF-REs K d = 10, the degradation constant k d = 1, and the basal rate of TF-A synthesis R bas = 0.4.