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Table 1 Summary of reactions from the original model by Bentele et al. and the reduced model

From: Model composition through model reduction: a combined model of CD95 and NF-κB signaling pathways

Original model

Reduced model

Reactions (Kinetics)

Rates (nM/min)

Reactions (Kinetics)

Activation of caspase-8 induced by CD95

br1

CD95L + CD95R → СD95R:СD95L (MA)

101/100

br1*

CD95L → DISC (k LR  · CCD95R · CCD95L, CCD95R is determined by the formula (14))

br2

FADD + СD95R:СD95L → DISC (MA)

101/100

  

br3

pro8 + DISC → DISC:pro8 (MA)

100/10-1

  

br4

pro8 + DISC:pro8 → DISC:pro82 (MA)

100/10-1

  

br5

DISC:pro82 → DISC:p43/p41 (MA)

100/10-1

br2*

pro8 –DISC → casp8 (kDISC_pro8 · Cpro8 · C DISC )

br6

DISC:p43/p41 → casp8 + DISC (MA)

100/10-1

  

Activation of caspase-8 by caspase-3

br7

pro6 -casp3 → casp6 (M-M)

100/10-1

br3*

pro8 –casp3 → casp8 (k38 · Ccasp3)

br8

pro8 -casp6 → casp8 (M-M)

10-1/100

  

Inhibition of the DISC complex

br9

DISC + cFLIPL → DISC:cFLIPL (MA)

101/100

br4*

cFLIP + 2·DISC + pro8 → DISC:FLIP:pro8 (kDISC_FLIP · C FLIP  · C DISC )

br10

pro8 + DISC:cFLIPL → DISC:cFLIPL:pro8 (MA)

100

  

br11

DISC + cFLIPS → blocked DISC (MA)

101/100

  

br12

DISC:pro8 + cFLIPL → DISC:cFLIPL:pro8 (MA)

10-2/10-3

br5*

DISC:FLIP:pro8 → p43/p41 (kDFp8 · CDISC:FLIP:pro8)

br13

DISC:pro8 + cFLIPS → blocked DISC (MA)

10-2/10-3

  

br14

DISC:cFLIPL:pro8 → p43/p41 + blocked DISC (MA)

10-1

  

Activation of caspase-9 triggered by cytochrome C

br15

Cyt C stored → Cyt C (f release (tC CytCstored )

102

br6*

pro9 → cleavage (the formula (16))

br16

Apaf-1 + Cyt C → Cyt C:Apaf-1 (MA)

102

  

br17

Cyt C:Apaf-1 → Apaf-1 + Cyt C (MA)

101

  

br18

pro9 + Cyt C:Apaf → Apop (MA)

100

  

br19

Apop -casp3 → casp9 + Cyt C:Apaf-1

100

  
 

(M-M)

   

br20

Apop → casp9 + Cyt C:Apaf-1 (MA)

10-2

  

Activation of Bid

br21

pro2 –casp3 → casp2 (M-M)

100

br7*

Bid –casp8 → tBid ( k 8 Bid K m 8 Bid · C casp 8 · C Bid )

br22

Bid –casp8 → tBid (M-M)

100

  

br23

Bid –casp2 → tBid (M-M)

10-1/100

br8*

pro2 –casp3 → cleavage ( k 32 · C casp 3 · C pro 2 C pro 2 + K m 32 )

Blocking of IAP by Smac

br24

Smac stored → Smac (f release (tC Smac stored )

102

 

br25

Smac + IAP → IAP:Smac (MA)

10-5

  

br26

IAP:Smac → Smac + IAP (MA)

10-5

  

Activation of caspases-3 and −7

br27

pro3 –casp8 → casp3 (M-M)

101/100

br9*

pro3 –casp8 → casp3 (M-M)

br28

pro3 –casp9 → casp3 (M-M)

10-3/100

  

br29

pro7 –casp8 → casp7 (M-M)

100/10-1

br10*

pro7 –casp8 → cleavage ( k 78 K m 78 · C casp 8 · C pro 7 )

br30

pro7 –casp9 → casp7 (M-M)

10-5/10-3

  

PARP inactivation

br31

PARP -casp3 → cPARP (М-М)

10-1

br11*

PARP -casp3 → cPARP ( k 3 act K m 367 act · C casp 3 · C PARP )

br32

PARP –casp7 → cPARP (М-М)

100/10-1

  

Inhibition of caspases-3, -7 and −9

br33

casp3 + IAP → casp3:IAP (МA)

100

br12*

casp3 + IAP → inhibition (MA)

br34

casp7 + IAP → casp7:IAP (МA)

10-1

  

br35

casp9 + IAP → casp9:IAP (МA)

10-3

  

br36

casp3:IAP → casp3 + IAP (МA)

10-2

  

br37

casp7:IAP → casp7 + IAP (МA)

10-4/10-3

  

br38

casp9:IAP → casp9 + IAP (МA)

10-5/10-4

  

Production of the virtual variable x aa

br39

x aa (1 − x aa /Km367act + (1 − x aa ) · (k36act · Ccasp3 + k36act · Ccasp6 + k7act · Ccasp7))

100

br13*

x aa ( k 36 act + 0.18 · k 7 act K m 367 act · 1 x aa · C casp 3 )

  1. Prototypes of parameter notations in the original Bentele’s model are listed in Additional file 1: Table 1S. Abbreviations used in the table represent МA – mass action kinetics and M-M – Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The column with rates includes rate orders for the fast/reduced activation scenarios.