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Vandana Sreedharan¹, Upinder S Bhalla², Naren Ramakrishnan³

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Eigenvalue sensitivity analysis and stable state separation analysis help identify key parameters in biological bistable systems. These methods guide therapeutic research by defining rules for controlling system states and bistability.

Keywords:

Bistable switching Distance to bifurcation Eigenvalue sensitivity Parameter design Sensitivity analysis Steady state separation

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Systems Biology
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Biophysics

Background:

Bistable systems, exhibiting two stable states, are crucial for cellular decisions like differentiation and cell cycle regulation.
Malfunctioning bistable systems are implicated in diseases such as cancer, prion diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders.
Understanding parameter spaces that control bistability is vital for therapeutic research, including cancer pharmacology.

Purpose of the Study:

To characterize sensitive parameters in bistable systems using novel analytical approaches.
To demonstrate the utility and scalability of these methods for biological systems.

Main Methods:

Eigenvalue sensitivity analysis, adapted from engineering, was applied to biological systems.
Stable state separation sensitivity analysis was employed to understand system behavior.
These methods were tested on a published bistable system and extended to larger systems.

Main Results:

Identified key parameters influencing bistability in a model system.
Demonstrated the scalability and generalizability of the sensitivity analysis techniques.
Showcased the methods' utility on a published bistable system.

Conclusions:

Eigenvalue and stable state separation sensitivity analyses provide a framework for evaluating complex bistable systems.
These analyses yield parameter design rules for controlling transitions between stable and monostable states.
The developed rules were analytically validated and can guide therapeutic interventions by modulating bistability.