Parameter | Unit | Description | Acceptable range | Default | ||
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Max. | Min. | |||||
BOR | - | Time constant for transporter regulation | - | - | 1 | |
μm s-2 | Production rate of transporter activity | |||||
s-1 | Basal degradation rate | |||||
μM | Boron concentration for half-maximum in Hill’s function | 1000 | 1 | 600 | ||
- | Amplitude of increased degradation rate by boron | 100 | 0 | 50 | ||
- | Hill’s coefficient | - | - | 2 | ||
μM | Boron concentration at which the flux reaches its half-maximum value | 500 | 1000 | |||
NIP | - | Time constant for transporter regulation | - | - | 1 | |
μm s-2 | Production rate of transporter activity | |||||
s-1 | Basal degradation rate | |||||
μM | Boron concentration for half-maximum in Hill’s function | 1000 | 1 | 20 | ||
- | Hill’s coefficient | - | - | 2 | ||
Cell size | μm | Cell width | 20 | 5 | 10 | |
μm | Cell wall width | 2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ||
μm | Cell height | 150 | 5 | 20 | ||
Other | μm s-1 | Membrane background permeability of boron | ||||
μm s-1 | Xylem loading rate (in the last cell) | 500 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
μm | Boron concentration in medium | 5000 | 0 | 300 |
Subject’s behavior on the first free choice of each session is described by 13 free parameters. Three of these parameters (
Parameter | Horizon dependent? | Uncertainty dependent? | TMS dependent? |
---|---|---|---|
prior mean, | no | no | yes |
initial learning rate, | no | no | yes |
asymptotic learning rate, | no | no | yes |
information bonus, | yes | n/a | yes |
spatial bias, | yes | yes | yes |
decision noise, | yes | yes | yes |
Parameter | Abbreviation | Value |
---|---|---|
Size of each pool of plants* | Pool | Variable (1–1000) |
Number of replicates* | Rep | Variable (5 or 100) |
Length of each cycle* | Days | Variable (14-49) |
Number of cycles* | Cyc | Variable (4 or 10) |
Initial proportion of Fix+ cells* | x | Variable (1 or 0.1) |
Maximum number of new nodules/plant/day† | λmax | 0.44 |
Coefficient for the auto-regulation of nodulation in nodulation kinetics† | a1 | 0.03 |
Coefficient for time-decay in nodulation kinetics† | a2 | 0.006 |
Lag for time-decay in nodulation kinetics† | a3 | 2 |
Growth rate of bacteria within nodule† | r | 1.95 |
Fitness cost of nitrogen fixation‡ | c | 0 |
Sanctions for Fix-‡ | s | 1.65 |
Day at which additional sanctions begin‡ | ds | 17 |
Nodule carrying capacity‡ | K | 1.4 × 108 |
*parameters varied in the simulations
† experimentally measured parameters
‡parameters inferred from experimental data
The mean value and standard deviation within the parameter ensemble (where applicable) are indicated for each parameter.
Parameter | Description | Main model | Parameter values from | Model with EGF/Notch coupling ( | Alternate models of |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bias towards the default 3° fate | 0.47 ± 0.03 | 0.39 ± 0.03 | 0.51 ± 0.03 | 0.5 | |
210 (fixed) | 210 (fixed) | 210 (fixed) | 210 | ||
Response to EGF* | 3.87 ± 0.52 | 4.60 ± 0.98 | 3.86 ± 0.52 | 6 | |
−21 ± 8 | −30 (fixed) | −9 ± 6 | −30 | ||
Response to Notch* | 6.25 ± 1.28 | 5.97 ± 1.07 | 7.72 ± 1.31 | 6 | |
73 ± 3 | 90 (fixed) | 73 ± 5 | 90 | ||
Characteristic time scale of dynamics | 2.02 ± 0.16 | 2.18 ± 0.30 | 2.23 ± 0.25 | 2 | |
Noise level | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.14 | |
Shape of EGF gradient | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.2 | |
Relative strength of autocrine signaling | 1.08 ± 0.11 | 1.14 ± 0.17 | 1.24 ± 0.22 | 1/2 ( | |
Threshold for lateral signaling | −1.20 ± 0.09 | −1.23 ± 0.10 | −1.29 ± 0.11 | 0.25 | |
−46 ± 3 | −48 ± 3 | −46 ± 3 | −45 | ||
Ectopic EGF level in the | 0.42 ± 0.11 | 0.55 ± 0.25 | 0.51 ± 0.20 | N/A | |
EGF level in the JU1100 overexpression line | 4.18 ± 0.49 | 7.39 ± 1.36 | 4.84 ± 0.67 | N/A | |
EGF level in the | 0.28 ± 0.03 | N/A | 0.28 ± 0.03 | N/A | |
Ectopic Notch activity in the JU2064 line | 0.05 ± 0.03 | N/A | 0.04 ± 0.02 | N/A |
*While the vectors
†As in (
Top to bottom:
α | 5 |
---|---|
β | 0.1 |
αIP | 50 |
βIP | 0.1 |
φPWb-TR | 50 |
φTR-PWb | 35 |
φTR-BVC | 30 |
φBVC-TR | 45 |
φHD-HD | 15 |
φHD-IP | 10 |
φHD-TR | 15 |
φHDrot | 2 |
φIP-TR | 90 |
φPC-PC | 25 |
φPC-BVC | 1100 |
φPC-PRb | 6000 |
φBVC-PC | 440 |
φBVC-PRb | 75 |
φPRb-PC | 25 |
φPRb-BVC | 1 |
φGC-PC | 3 |
φPWo-TR | 60 |
φTR-PWo | 30 |
φTR-OVC | 60 |
φOVC-TR | 30 |
φPC-OVC | 1.7 |
φPRo-OVC | 6 |
φPC-PRo | 1 |
φOVC-PC | 5 |
φOVC-oPR | 5 |
φPRo-PC | 100 |
φPRo-PRo | 115 |
φinh-PC | 0.4 |
φinh-BVC | 0.2 |
φinh-PRb | 9 |
φinh-PRo | 1 |
φinh-HD | 0.4 |
φinh-TR | 0.075 |
φinh-TRo | 0.1 |
φinh-PW | 0.1 |
φinh-OVC | 0.5 |
φinh-PWo | 1 |
ΦPC-PC | 0.4 |
ΦBVC-BVC | 0.2 |
ΦPR-PR | 9 |
ΦHD-HD | 0.4 |
ΦOVC-OVC | 0.5 |
ΦPRo-PRo | 01 |
PWbath | 0.1 |
PWbath | 0.2 |
TRbath | 0.088 |
Object enc. threshold | 18 cm |
Object enc. Threshold (3.1) | 36 cm |
0.65*10^−5 | |
0.65*10^−5 | |
0.65*10^−5 | |
3% | |
6% | |
(r + 8) * | |
0.08 | |
0.2236 | |
44 × 44 | |
16 × 51 | |
20 × 16×51 | |
16 × 51 | |
Dependent on simulation environment | |
16 × 51 | |
1 | |
100 | |
100 per module | |
437 |
Parameters for the force balance calculation of the biomechanical model are identical to previous work (
Description | Parameter | Value | Reference/Explanation |
---|---|---|---|
Biomechanical | |||
Biomechanical calculation step. | ( | ||
Seconds per simulation step. | ( | ||
Optimal overlap for obstacle cells. | Determined by parameter scan to create a tight barrier to cell movement. | ||
Optimal overlap for retinal cells. | ( | ||
Initial distance between daughter cells. | ( | ||
Initial condition parameters | |||
Initial radius of eye globe. | Estimated from preparations of hatchling eyes. | ||
Minimal displacement threshold. | Determined by parameter scan to generate even initial cell distribution. | ||
Simulation parameters | |||
Retinal cell radius. | Estimated from histological sections. | ||
Width of the stem cell domain. | Estimated from histological sections. | ||
Overlap threshold beyond which cell cycle is arrested. | |||
Minimal cell cycle length. | Chosen to produce a plausible biological growth rate. | ||
Probability of cell division. | Chosen to produce a plausible biological growth rate. | ||
Growth rate of the eye radius ( | Chosen as a small value to ensure quasi-static growth within the biologically plausible growth rate range. |
Parameter | Description | Value |
---|---|---|
Tension | 2 pN µm | |
Width of phase field | 2 µm | |
Cell area conservation strength | 10 pN/µm2 | |
Friction coefficient | 10 pN s/µm2 | |
Hill coefficient of protrusive force | 3 | |
Activation rate | 10 s-1 | |
Activation threshold | 1 µM | |
Basal activation rate | 0.1 s-1 | |
Total activator concentration | 2 µM | |
Basal degradation rate | 1 s-1 | |
Degradation rate from inhibitor | 1 µM-1s-1 | |
Inhibitor degradation coeffecient | 1 | |
Inhibitor activation coefficient | 15 | |
Time scale of negative feedback | 10 s | |
Activator diffusion coefficient | 0.5 µm2/s | |
Inhibitor diffusion coefficient | 0.5 µm2/s | |
Noise intensity | 0.01 µM2/µm2/s | |
Time step | 0.001 s | |
Space grid size | 256,256 | |
Space size | 50,50 µm |
11 μM-1s-1 | ||
1 s-1 | ||
0.58 s-1 | this work | |
40 μM-1s-1 | this work | |
0.75 s-1 | this work | |
11 μM-1s-1 | ||
50 s-1 | ||
5 s-1 |