Arvind Murugan Physics and the James Franck Ins3tute University of Chicago
Error correc'on through catastrophes Arvind Murugan Physics and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Error correc'on through catastrophes Arvind Murugan Physics and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Error correc'on through catastrophes Arvind Murugan Physics and the James Franck Ins3tute University of Chicago Kine%c Proofreading Stochas%c algorithms Search strategies Errors in enzyma'c reac'ons T G C T A - C - A - G - C - T - T -
Kine%c Proofreading Stochas%c algorithms Search strategies
Errors in enzyma'c reac'ons
T - G - T - C - G - A - A - A - G - C A - C - A - G - C - T -
DNA polymerase
T G T C
Errors in enzyma'c reac'ons
T - G - T - C - G - A - A - A - G - C A - C - A - G - C - T - T G C T
DNA polymerase
Errors in enzyma'c reac'ons
T - G - T - C - G - A - A - A - G - C A - C - A - G - C - T - T G C T
DNA polymerase
E(A ≡ G) − E(A ≡ T) = ∆
Errors in enzyma'c reac'ons
Errors in enzyma'c reac'ons
T - G - T - C - G - A - A - A - G - C A - C - A - G - C - T - T G C T
DNA polymerase
E(A ≡ G) − E(A ≡ T) = ∆
Errors in enzyma'c reac'ons
- Protein synthesis
- tRNA charging
- T-cell receptors
- ….
How do you reduce effec?ve error rate below (Fixed Δ)
e− ∆
kT
E R1 E Ri ERi+1 ER Right product + E
(wrong substrate)W + E + R (right substrate)
EW EWi+1 EWi EW
1
Wrong product + E
!Δ
Energy difference Delta
Kine'c Proofreading
John Hopfield (1974) Jacques Ninio (1975)
+ Right Substrate R Enzyme E + Wrong Substrate W Right Product Wrong Product
Kine'c Proofreading
John Hopfield (1974) Jacques Ninio (1975)
η ∼ e−2∆
f
EW EWi+1 EWi EW1
(wrong substrate, eg. ‘G’)W + E + R (right substrate, eg. ‘T’)
ER1 ERi ERi+1 ER Right product + E Wrong product + E
f
e∆ e∆
+ Right Substrate R Enzyme E + Wrong Substrate W Right Product Wrong Product
General Principle
A.M, D.Huse, S.Leibler, PNAS 2012
E ER EW
W-Product + E R-Product + E
W R
ER2 ER1 ERi EW1 EW2 EWi EWj ERj
E ER EW e∆ e
∆
W-Product + E R-Product + E
W R
ER2 ER1 ERi EW1 EW2 EWi EWj ERj
e
- ∆
e∆ e
∆
e
∆
e
∆
General Principle
A.M, D.Huse, S.Leibler, PNAS 2012
General network
Red lines –checkpoints, in parallel. Start Finish e∆ e∆ e∆ e∆ e∆ e∆ e∆
Can n parallel paths, each with a failure rate η ∼ e−∆ be combined to give η ∼ e−n∆
E+S ES
Error correc'ng kine'c limit
Reac?on is completed
- nly along green path.
Reac?on interrupted at red checkpoints – ‘catastrophe’ To finish: must get past all red checkpoints. Exponen?ally unlikely.
E+S ES
L
Reac?on coordinate (a measure of reac?on progress)
Error correc'ng kine'c limit
Reac'on coordinate & progress
L
%me
catastrophe Exponen?ally unlikely ->
Start Finish
Catastrophes at checkpoints
e
∆d
ERi EWi
f d f
E+S ES
pR
- forw. =
f d + f > pW
- forw. =
f e∆d + f
Forward
η ⇠ pW
forw.
pR
forw.
!n ! e−n∆ when f ⌧ d, e∆d when f ⌧ d, e∆d
Need
Low error rate but very slow comple%on rate
Catastrophes and rescues
L
%me
catastrophe Exponen?ally unlikely ->
Start Finish
rescue
E+S ES
t L
unbounded bounded
fcat > fres fcat < fres
Catastrophes and rescues
Reac'on coordinate & progress
η ∼ e−n∆, T ∼ Λn η ∼ e−n∆0, T ∼ nκ
η ∼ e−∆, T ∼ nγ
Lowest error, Highest ?me Low error, Low ?me High error, Low ?me
- pres. ⌧ pR
- cat. < pW
cat.
pR
- cat. < pres. < pW
cat.
pR
- cat. < pW
- cat. < pres.
R W Error rate Dissipa?on/Time
Energy vs Error Rate tradeoff
E+S ES
D T D T # of fu?le cycles ~ # of ATP molecules used ~ dissipa?on D T
Dynamic instability of microtubules
Tim Mitchison (HMS)
t L
unbounded bounded
Non-equilibrium growth of microtubules
Microtubule growth regimes
t L
unbounded bounded
fcat > fres fcat < fres
Microtubule growth as a search strategy
chromosome microtubule Wrong direc3on Right direc3on Signaling molecule (lowers cat.) Proposal: Set <catastrophe rate> ~ <rescue rate> Bounded-unbounded transi?on point Bounded
- cat. > rescue
Unbounded
- cat. < rescue
Kirschner/Gerhart Foraging ants Microtubules When should you return home and try again?
Microtubules and foraging
Algorithms that get stuck
Restarts cut tail of first passage ?me distribu?on Start Finish Stuck Stuck Stuck
Algorithms that get stuck
Example: Simulated annealing
- n a glassy landscape
Restarts cut tail of first passage ?me distribu?on Start Right Finish Wrong finish Wrong finish Wrong finish
Duality: Errors vs (first passage) Time
Example: Simulated annealing
- n a glassy landscape
Summary
Proofreading = Dynamic instability in chemical space (catastrophes and rescues) Happy medium in error-energy tradeoff Happy medium in returns home (search, stochas?c algorithms..)