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Temperature compensation through systems biology.

Peter Ruoff1, Maxim Zakhartsev, Hans V Westerhoff

  • 1Department of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Stavanger, Norway. peter.ruoff@uis.no

The FEBS Journal
|January 18, 2007
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Organisms maintain constant physiological fluxes despite temperature changes by viewing temperature compensation as a pathway, not a single enzyme trait. This involves specific reaction network properties and dynamic regulation for adaptation.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry and Systems Biology
  • Enzyme Kinetics and Metabolic Regulation

Background:

  • Individual biochemical reactions are sensitive to temperature fluctuations.
  • Many organisms exhibit remarkable temperature compensation, maintaining stable physiological fluxes across a range of temperatures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate temperature compensation as a network pathway phenomenon.
  • To identify reaction networks capable of exhibiting temperature compensation using metabolic control analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Metabolic Control Analysis (MCA) to identify temperature-compensating networks.
  • Hierarchical control analysis to explore dynamic regulatory mechanisms.
  • Calorimetric experiments in yeast to validate findings.

Main Results:

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  • Temperature compensation is a pathway property, not solely dependent on single enzymes.
  • Negative control coefficients in reaction networks, achieved through branching or feedback, facilitate flux compensation.
  • Dynamic regulation via gene expression or signal transduction can further optimize temperature compensation.

Conclusions:

  • Temperature compensation arises from the interplay of reactions within a metabolic network.
  • Network architecture and dynamic regulation are key to maintaining physiological stability across temperatures.
  • Experimental evidence in yeast supports the concept of dynamic temperature adaptation.