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Area of Science:

  • Systems Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Cells function in noisy molecular environments regulated by complex networks.
  • Relating molecular counts to noise is understood for specific networks, but the link between noise and network complexity is unclear due to varying molecule numbers.
  • It remains uncertain if increased network complexity reduces noise beyond simply increasing overall molecular counts for a fixed function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if increased network complexity reduces noise for a fixed cellular function, independent of molecular count.
  • To explore the potential advantage of complexity in counteracting the costs of maintaining larger biological networks.
  • To analyze how noise impacts multistable biological systems, specifically biochemical switches.

Main Methods:

  • Comparing biological networks of varying structure and complexity under conditions yielding identical deterministic functions.
  • Analyzing noise characteristics relative to identical deterministic traces across different network complexities.
  • Investigating the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic noise on biochemical switches with varying complexity.

Main Results:

  • More complex biological networks demonstrate enhanced resilience to both intrinsic and extrinsic molecular noise.
  • Intrinsic noise tends to decrease as network complexity increases.
  • Extrinsic noise has a reduced impact on more complex biological networks.

Conclusions:

  • Increased network complexity offers a functional advantage by reducing molecular noise, even when controlling for molecular count.
  • Complexity plays a significant role in mitigating the effects of both intrinsic and extrinsic noise in biological systems.
  • Findings suggest a novel role for increased complexity in biological networks, enhancing stability and function at parity.