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Stochastic synchronization of interacting pathways in testosterone model.

Md Jahoor Alam¹, Gurumayum Reenaroy Devi, R K Brojen Singh

¹Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India.

Computational Biology and Chemistry

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This study explores how coupled testosterone-releasing pathways synchronize. Stochastic systems synchronize slower than deterministic ones, with synchronization rates affected by system size and noise.

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Chemical Kinetics
Systems Biology

Background:

Stochastic oscillators are crucial in biological systems.
Understanding coupling mechanisms is key to biological synchrony.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate coupling mechanisms in identical stochastic oscillators.
To model testosterone (T) releasing pathways using Chemical Langevin formalism.
To analyze factors influencing synchrony rates.

Main Methods:

Chemical Langevin formalism for modeling stochastic oscillators.
Stochastic simulation algorithm for large-scale pathway simulations.
Analysis of order parameters like synchronization manifolds and phase plots.

Main Results:

Synchronization rate depends on fluctuating factor, coupling constants, and system size.
Deterministic systems synchronize faster than stochastic systems.
Coupling constant exhibits power-law behavior with system size (V ~ AV(-γ)).

Conclusions:

Synchrony is maintained across different coupling mechanisms.
Phase transition-like behavior observed in simulations.
Noise plays a destructive role in synchronization at the thermodynamic limit.