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¹Laboratory of Dynamics in Biological Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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This study introduces an extended Hill function to model complex biological systems, capturing ultrasensitive and S-shaped responses. This approach simplifies models, enabling better analysis of systems like the cell cycle.

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Area of Science:

Systems Biology
Mathematical Biology
Biophysics

Background:

Biochemical reaction modeling often uses differential equations, leading to complex systems.
Simplifying models by replacing detailed mechanisms with mathematical expressions aids interpretation.
Existing methods effectively model ultrasensitive responses (Hill function) and time delays but struggle with S-shaped curves.

Purpose of the Study:

To extend the classical Hill function to model both ultrasensitive and S-shaped responses.
To develop a unified mathematical framework for common biological modules.
To demonstrate the application of this framework in modeling complex biological systems.

Main Methods:

Extension of the classical Hill function to incorporate S-shaped response curves.
Integration of ultrasensitive responses, S-shaped responses, and time delays into a single modeling framework.
Application of the framework to model the cell cycle with bistable switches.

Main Results:

A generalized mathematical expression capable of describing ultrasensitive and S-shaped responses was developed.
The study demonstrated the flexible combination of ultrasensitive responses, S-shaped responses, and time delays.
A cell cycle model incorporating bistable switches, DNA damage, and circadian clock coupling was successfully established.

Conclusions:

The extended Hill function provides a powerful tool for simplifying and analyzing complex biological models.
This approach facilitates the phenomenological modeling of intricate biological processes, including bistability and time delays.
The generalized framework enhances the study of dynamic biological systems like the cell cycle.