Discrete diffusion models to study the effects of Mg2+ concentration on the PhoPQ signal transduction system

BMC Genomics

Table 3 System model and simulation parameters

Biological Parameters	Value
Length of Genome	4857432
Number of Genes	4451
Rate of transcription	40 nucleotides/sec
Rate of translation	18 residues/sec
Area of cell	6 × 10^–12m²
Volume of cell	10^–18m³
Diffusion coefficient of Mg²⁺ ion	10^–9m²/s
Diffusion coefficient of protein molecule	7.7 × 10^–6m²/s
Average mass of a protein molecule	25 kDa
Average diameter of a protein molecule	5 nm

List of parameters used to generate the complete discrete event based simulation results

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