Application of stochastic automata networks for creation of continuous time markov chain models of voltage gating of gap junction channels

Mindaugas Snipas, Henrikas Pranevicius, Mindaugas Pranevicius, Osvaldas Pranevicius, Nerijus Paulauskas, Feliksas F. Bukauskas

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Abstract

The primary goal of this work was to study advantages of numerical methods used for the creation of continuous time Markov chain models (CTMC) of voltage gating of gap junction (GJ) channels composed of connexin protein. This task was accomplished by describing gating of GJs using the formalism of the stochastic automata networks (SANs), which allowed for very efficient building and storing of infinitesimal generator of the CTMC that allowed to produce matrices of the models containing a distinct block structure. All of that allowed us to develop efficient numerical methods for a steady-state solution of CTMC models. This allowed us to accelerate CPU time, which is necessary to solve CTMC models, ∼20 times.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number936295
JournalBioMed Research International
Volume2015
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology

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