Phase-locked signals elucidate circuit architecture of an oscillatory pathway.

This paper introduces the concept of phase-locking analysis of oscillatory cellular signaling systems to elucidate biochemical circuit architecture. Phase-locking is a physical phenomenon that refers to a response mode in which system output is synchronized to a periodic stimulus; in some instances,...

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Main Authors: Andreja Jovic, Bryan Howell, Michelle Cote, Susan M Wade, Khamir Mehta, Atsushi Miyawaki, Richard R Neubig, Jennifer J Linderman, Shuichi Takayama
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1001040&type=printable
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author Andreja Jovic
Bryan Howell
Michelle Cote
Susan M Wade
Khamir Mehta
Atsushi Miyawaki
Richard R Neubig
Jennifer J Linderman
Shuichi Takayama
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Bryan Howell
Michelle Cote
Susan M Wade
Khamir Mehta
Atsushi Miyawaki
Richard R Neubig
Jennifer J Linderman
Shuichi Takayama
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description This paper introduces the concept of phase-locking analysis of oscillatory cellular signaling systems to elucidate biochemical circuit architecture. Phase-locking is a physical phenomenon that refers to a response mode in which system output is synchronized to a periodic stimulus; in some instances, the number of responses can be fewer than the number of inputs, indicative of skipped beats. While the observation of phase-locking alone is largely independent of detailed mechanism, we find that the properties of phase-locking are useful for discriminating circuit architectures because they reflect not only the activation but also the recovery characteristics of biochemical circuits. Here, this principle is demonstrated for analysis of a G-protein coupled receptor system, the M3 muscarinic receptor-calcium signaling pathway, using microfluidic-mediated periodic chemical stimulation of the M3 receptor with carbachol and real-time imaging of resulting calcium transients. Using this approach we uncovered the potential importance of basal IP3 production, a finding that has important implications on calcium response fidelity to periodic stimulation. Based upon our analysis, we also negated the notion that the Gq-PLC interaction is switch-like, which has a strong influence upon how extracellular signals are filtered and interpreted downstream. Phase-locking analysis is a new and useful tool for model revision and mechanism elucidation; the method complements conventional genetic and chemical tools for analysis of cellular signaling circuitry and should be broadly applicable to other oscillatory pathways.
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spelling doaj-art-573ffac3d9af43d1830496532e96ffb12025-08-20T02:31:50ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Computational Biology1553-734X1553-73582010-12-01612e100104010.1371/journal.pcbi.1001040Phase-locked signals elucidate circuit architecture of an oscillatory pathway.Andreja JovicBryan HowellMichelle CoteSusan M WadeKhamir MehtaAtsushi MiyawakiRichard R NeubigJennifer J LindermanShuichi TakayamaThis paper introduces the concept of phase-locking analysis of oscillatory cellular signaling systems to elucidate biochemical circuit architecture. Phase-locking is a physical phenomenon that refers to a response mode in which system output is synchronized to a periodic stimulus; in some instances, the number of responses can be fewer than the number of inputs, indicative of skipped beats. While the observation of phase-locking alone is largely independent of detailed mechanism, we find that the properties of phase-locking are useful for discriminating circuit architectures because they reflect not only the activation but also the recovery characteristics of biochemical circuits. Here, this principle is demonstrated for analysis of a G-protein coupled receptor system, the M3 muscarinic receptor-calcium signaling pathway, using microfluidic-mediated periodic chemical stimulation of the M3 receptor with carbachol and real-time imaging of resulting calcium transients. Using this approach we uncovered the potential importance of basal IP3 production, a finding that has important implications on calcium response fidelity to periodic stimulation. Based upon our analysis, we also negated the notion that the Gq-PLC interaction is switch-like, which has a strong influence upon how extracellular signals are filtered and interpreted downstream. Phase-locking analysis is a new and useful tool for model revision and mechanism elucidation; the method complements conventional genetic and chemical tools for analysis of cellular signaling circuitry and should be broadly applicable to other oscillatory pathways.https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1001040&type=printable
spellingShingle Andreja Jovic
Bryan Howell
Michelle Cote
Susan M Wade
Khamir Mehta
Atsushi Miyawaki
Richard R Neubig
Jennifer J Linderman
Shuichi Takayama
Phase-locked signals elucidate circuit architecture of an oscillatory pathway.
PLoS Computational Biology
title Phase-locked signals elucidate circuit architecture of an oscillatory pathway.
title_full Phase-locked signals elucidate circuit architecture of an oscillatory pathway.
title_fullStr Phase-locked signals elucidate circuit architecture of an oscillatory pathway.
title_full_unstemmed Phase-locked signals elucidate circuit architecture of an oscillatory pathway.
title_short Phase-locked signals elucidate circuit architecture of an oscillatory pathway.
title_sort phase locked signals elucidate circuit architecture of an oscillatory pathway
url https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1001040&type=printable
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