Table 1

Kinetic equations and initial concentrations. See Table 2 for references.

Reactant
Molecular variable
Initial concentration [nM]
ODE

X1
EGF
to be varied
d(X1)/dt = -v1
X2
EGFR
80
d(X2)/dt = -v1
X3
EGF-EGFR
0
d(X3)/dt = v1 - 2v2
X4
(EGF-EGFR)2
0
d(X4)/dt = v2 + v4 - v3
X5
EGF-EGFR-P
0
d(X5)/dt = v3 + v7 - v4 - v5
X6
PLCγ
10
d(X6)/dt = v8 - v5
X7
EGF-EGFR-PLCγ
0
d(X7)/dt = v5 - v6
X8
EGF-EGFR-PLCγ-P
0
d(X8)/dt = v6 - v7
X9
PLCγ-P
0
d(X9)/dt = v7 - v8 - v9 - v10
X10
PLCγ-P-I
0
d(X10)/dt = v9
X11
PKC
10
d(X11)/dt = -v10
X12
PKC*
0
d(X12)/dt = v10 - v11
X13
Raf
100
d(X13)/dt = -v11
X14
Raf*
0
d(X14)/dt = v11 - v12 - v14
X15
MEK
120
d(X15)/dt = v13 - v12
X16
MEK-P
0
d(X16)/dt = v12 + v15 - v13 - v14
X17
MEK-PP
0
d(X17)/dt = v14 - v15 - v16 - v18
X18
ERK
100
d(X18)/dt = v17 - v16
X19
ERK-P
0
d(X19)/dt = v16 + v19 - v17 - v18
X20
ERK-PP
0
d(X20)/dt = v18 - v19

- PKC* and Raf * indicate the activated form of PKC and Raf, respectively.

Wang et al. Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2007 4:50   doi:10.1186/1742-4682-4-50