Intracellular calcium release is a prime example for the role of stochastic
effects in cellular systems. Recent models consist of deterministic
reaction-diffusion equations coupled to stochastic transitions of
calcium channels. The resulting dynamics is of multiple time and
spatial scales, which complicates far-reaching computer simulations.
In this article, we introduce a novel hybrid scheme that is especially
tailored to accurately trace events with essential stochastic variations,
while deterministic concentration variables are efficiently and accurately
traced at the same time. We use finite elements to efficiently resolve
the extreme spatial gradients of concentration variables close to
a channel. We describe the algorithmic approach and we demonstrate
its efficiency compared to conventional methods. Our single-channel
model matches experimental data and results in intriguing dynamics
if calcium is used as charge carrier. Random openings of the channel
accumulate in bursts of calcium blips that may be central for the
understanding of cellular calcium dynamics.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Ruedi_2007_1847
%A Rüdiger, S.
%A Shuai, J. W.
%A Huisinga, W.
%A Nagaiah, C.
%A Warnecke, G.
%A Parker, I.
%A Falcke, M.
%D 2007
%J Biophys. J.
%K 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Algorithms; Biological; Biophysics; Calcium Channel Computer Gating, Inositol Ion Models, Patch-Clamp Processes Receptors, Signaling, Simulation; Stochastic Techniques; metabolism; physiology;
%N 6
%P 1847--1857
%R 10.1529/biophysj.106.099879
%T Hybrid stochastic and deterministic simulations of calcium blips.
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.106.099879
%V 93
%X Intracellular calcium release is a prime example for the role of stochastic
effects in cellular systems. Recent models consist of deterministic
reaction-diffusion equations coupled to stochastic transitions of
calcium channels. The resulting dynamics is of multiple time and
spatial scales, which complicates far-reaching computer simulations.
In this article, we introduce a novel hybrid scheme that is especially
tailored to accurately trace events with essential stochastic variations,
while deterministic concentration variables are efficiently and accurately
traced at the same time. We use finite elements to efficiently resolve
the extreme spatial gradients of concentration variables close to
a channel. We describe the algorithmic approach and we demonstrate
its efficiency compared to conventional methods. Our single-channel
model matches experimental data and results in intriguing dynamics
if calcium is used as charge carrier. Random openings of the channel
accumulate in bursts of calcium blips that may be central for the
understanding of cellular calcium dynamics.
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effects in cellular systems. Recent models consist of deterministic
reaction-diffusion equations coupled to stochastic transitions of
calcium channels. The resulting dynamics is of multiple time and
spatial scales, which complicates far-reaching computer simulations.
In this article, we introduce a novel hybrid scheme that is especially
tailored to accurately trace events with essential stochastic variations,
while deterministic concentration variables are efficiently and accurately
traced at the same time. We use finite elements to efficiently resolve
the extreme spatial gradients of concentration variables close to
a channel. We describe the algorithmic approach and we demonstrate
its efficiency compared to conventional methods. Our single-channel
model matches experimental data and results in intriguing dynamics
if calcium is used as charge carrier. Random openings of the channel
accumulate in bursts of calcium blips that may be central for the
understanding of cellular calcium dynamics.},
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