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| 1 | +begin model |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +#@title: | |
| 4 | +# Symmetric bivalent hapten-receptor cross-linking |
| 5 | +# (Dembo and Goldstein, 1978) |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +#@description: | |
| 8 | +# Network-free (NFsim) kinetic model of symmetric bivalent |
| 9 | +# hapten binding to bivalent cell-surface antibody (IgE), |
| 10 | +# forming linear chains. Three processes: (1) hapten capture |
| 11 | +# from solution — a free bivalent hapten binds a receptor |
| 12 | +# site; (2) receptor cross-linking — a tethered hapten arm |
| 13 | +# binds a free receptor site on a DIFFERENT complex (no |
| 14 | +# intra-complex rings); (3) bond dissociation — any |
| 15 | +# hapten-receptor bond breaks. |
| 16 | +# |
| 17 | +# This is the basic model without ring formation (J1 = J2 |
| 18 | +# = 0 in Dembo and Goldstein notation). The equilibrium |
| 19 | +# cross-linking curve (fraction of antibody in polymers, |
| 20 | +# x_poly, vs log hapten concentration) is bell-shaped and |
| 21 | +# symmetric about a_max = 1 (i.e., A_max = 1/H in |
| 22 | +# dimensional terms, corresponding to KC = 1 in Perelson |
| 23 | +# and DeLisi notation). At high and low hapten |
| 24 | +# concentrations, cross-linking approaches zero (prozone |
| 25 | +# effect). |
| 26 | +# |
| 27 | +# The kinetic formulation follows Perelson and DeLisi |
| 28 | +# (1980), who showed that singly-bound and doubly-bound |
| 29 | +# ligand concentrations (m and M) are governed by two |
| 30 | +# coupled ODEs under the equivalent-site hypothesis. Given |
| 31 | +# m(t) and M(t), the full aggregate size distribution can |
| 32 | +# be obtained combinatorially. |
| 33 | +# |
| 34 | +# Default parameterization: KxRT = 5 (dimensionless |
| 35 | +# cross-linking propensity), reproducing moderate |
| 36 | +# cross-linking as in Dembo and Goldstein (1978) Fig. 2 |
| 37 | +# (k = 10 case, scaled to KxRT = 5 for tractable |
| 38 | +# simulation). |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +#@keyword: | |
| 41 | +# bivalent hapten, bivalent receptor, cross-linking, |
| 42 | +# aggregation, prozone effect, bell-shaped dose response, |
| 43 | +# mass action, network-free, NFsim, IgE, basophil, |
| 44 | +# histamine release, equivalent-site hypothesis |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +#@reference: | |
| 47 | +# Dembo M, Goldstein B (1978). Theory of equilibrium binding |
| 48 | +# of symmetric bivalent haptens to cell surface antibody: |
| 49 | +# application to histamine release from basophils. J Immunol |
| 50 | +# 121:345-353. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.121.1.345 |
| 51 | +# |
| 52 | +# Perelson AS, DeLisi C (1980). Receptor clustering on a cell |
| 53 | +# surface. I. Theory of receptor cross-linking by ligands |
| 54 | +# bearing two chemically identical functional groups. Math |
| 55 | +# Biosci 48:71-110. doi:10.1016/0025-5564(80)90017-6 |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +#@note: | |
| 58 | +# Network generation is not feasible because bivalent- |
| 59 | +# bivalent cross-linking produces an unbounded set of chain |
| 60 | +# species. NFsim is used with -bscb (block same-complex |
| 61 | +# binding, which implies complex bookkeeping). |
| 62 | +# |
| 63 | +# Mapping to Dembo and Goldstein (1978) notation: |
| 64 | +# H = 2 * Ka (twice the single-site association constant) |
| 65 | +# K = cross-linking constant (units of area) |
| 66 | +# k = K * X_T (dimensionless, here KxRT) |
| 67 | +# a = H * A (dimensionless hapten concentration) |
| 68 | +# a_max = 1 (when b = 0, i.e., no monovalent hapten) |
| 69 | +# x_poly = fraction of antibody in polymers of size >= 2 |
| 70 | +# |
| 71 | +# Mapping to Perelson and DeLisi (1980) notation: |
| 72 | +# K = k1/k-1 (association constant for whole ligand) |
| 73 | +# K2 = k2/k-2 (cross-linking association constant) |
| 74 | +# beta = KC/(1+KC) (dimensionless concentration) |
| 75 | +# delta = beta*(1-beta)*K2*S0 (cross-linking parameter) |
| 76 | +# M_bar = S0 * (1+2*delta - sqrt(1+4*delta)) / (4*delta) |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +begin parameters |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | + # Physical constants |
| 81 | + NA 6.02214076e23 # /mol |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | + # Experimental conditions |
| 84 | + V_cell 1e-9 # L/cell |
| 85 | + R_per_cell 3e5 # molecules/cell |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | + # SSA/NFsim scaling |
| 88 | + f 0.01 # dimensionless |
| 89 | + V_sim V_cell*f # L |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | + # Scaled molecule counts |
| 92 | + RT R_per_cell*f # molecules (= 3000) |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | + # Total bivalent hapten (ligand) |
| 95 | + # Default: 10x receptor count (near optimal cross-linking) |
| 96 | + LT_per_cell 3e6 # molecules/cell |
| 97 | + LT LT_per_cell*f # molecules |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | + # Single-site kinetic rate constants |
| 100 | + # K = kon/koff = 1e8 /M (intrinsic affinity for one site) |
| 101 | + kon 1e6 # /M/s |
| 102 | + koff 0.01 # /s |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | + # Dimensionless cross-linking propensity |
| 105 | + # k = K * X_T in Dembo notation; KxRT here |
| 106 | + KxRT 5 # dimensionless |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | + # Stochastic rate constants (single-site, per molecule pair) |
| 109 | + kf kon/(NA*V_sim) # /(molecule*s) |
| 110 | + kxf KxRT/RT*koff # /(molecule*s) |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +end parameters |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +begin molecule types |
| 115 | + # Bivalent hapten (ligand): two identical receptor-binding sites |
| 116 | + L(r,r) |
| 117 | + # Bivalent receptor (antibody/IgE): two identical hapten-binding sites |
| 118 | + R(l,l) |
| 119 | +end molecule types |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +begin seed species |
| 122 | + L(r,r) LT # molecules |
| 123 | + R(l,l) RT # molecules |
| 124 | +end seed species |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +begin observables |
| 127 | + # Free hapten (both sites unbound) |
| 128 | + Species Obs_Free_L L(r,r) |
| 129 | + # Free receptor (both sites unbound) |
| 130 | + Species Obs_Free_R R(l,l) |
| 131 | + # Total hapten-receptor bonds |
| 132 | + Molecules Obs_Bonds L(r!1).R(l!1) |
| 133 | + # Free hapten sites (on any hapten molecule) |
| 134 | + Molecules Obs_Free_L_sites L(r) |
| 135 | + # Free receptor sites (on any receptor molecule) |
| 136 | + Molecules Obs_Free_R_sites R(l) |
| 137 | +end observables |
| 138 | + |
| 139 | +begin reaction rules |
| 140 | + |
| 141 | + # ================================================================ |
| 142 | + # Hapten capture: free hapten binds a receptor site |
| 143 | + # ================================================================ |
| 144 | + # Corresponds to R1 in Perelson and DeLisi (1980): a free ligand |
| 145 | + # from solution binds a free receptor site with rate constant k1. |
| 146 | + R_capture: L(r,r) + R(l) -> L(r!1,r).R(l!1) kf |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | + # ================================================================ |
| 149 | + # Cross-linking: tethered hapten arm binds DIFFERENT complex |
| 150 | + # ================================================================ |
| 151 | + # Corresponds to R2 in Perelson and DeLisi (1980): the free arm |
| 152 | + # of a singly-bound hapten binds a receptor site on a different |
| 153 | + # complex. The "+" between reactants with -bscb flag enforces |
| 154 | + # inter-complex binding (no intra-complex rings). |
| 155 | + R_crosslink: L(r!+,r) + R(l) -> L(r!+,r!1).R(l!1) kxf |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | + # ================================================================ |
| 158 | + # Bond dissociation: any hapten-receptor bond breaks |
| 159 | + # ================================================================ |
| 160 | + # Corresponds to reverse of R1/R2: any bond between hapten |
| 161 | + # and receptor dissociates with rate constant k_off. |
| 162 | + R_dissoc: L(r!1).R(l!1) -> L(r) + R(l) koff |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +end reaction rules |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +end model |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +begin actions |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | + #@note: | |
| 171 | + # Network generation is infeasible (unbounded chains). |
| 172 | + # NFsim flags: |
| 173 | + # -bscb block same-complex binding (implies -cb) |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | + # Equilibration kinetics |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | + #@protocol: | |
| 178 | + # Simulate from all-free initial conditions to equilibrium |
| 179 | + # (3000 s). Cross-links build up and reach steady state as |
| 180 | + # hapten captures and cross-links balance dissociation. |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | + simulate({method=>"nf",suffix=>"nfr",t_start=>0,\ |
| 183 | + t_end=>3000,n_steps=>300,gml=>2147483647,\ |
| 184 | + param=>"-bscb"}) |
| 185 | + |
| 186 | +end actions |
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