Control-theoretic methods for biological networks

F Blanchini, EIS Hana, G Giordano… - 2018 IEEE conference …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Feedback is both a pillar of control theory and a pervasive principle of nature. For this
reason, control-theoretic methods are powerful to analyse the dynamic behaviour of …

Analysis of feedback mechanisms in cell-biological systems

S Waldherr, T Eissing, F Allgöwer - IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 2008 - Elsevier
A major issue in systems biology, which is well studied in control theory, is the analysis of
feedback circuits in a dynamical system. These circuits endow biological systems with …

Linear control theory for gene network modeling

YJ Shin, L Bleris - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Systems biology is an interdisciplinary field that aims at understanding complex interactions
in cells. Here we demonstrate that linear control theory can provide valuable insight and …

A control theoretic paradigm for cell signaling networks: a simple complexity for a sensitive robustness

RP Araujo, LA Liotta - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2006 - Elsevier
The fields of molecular biology and cell biology are being flooded with complex genomic
and proteomic datasets of large dimensions. We now recognize that each molecule in the …

Structural analysis in biology: A control-theoretic approach

F Blanchini, G Giordano - Automatica, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite their complexity, biological systems are able to endure huge parameter fluctuations
and survive in the most diverse environmental conditions. Mathematical tools from graph …

Molecular systems biology and control: A qualitative-quantitative approach

ED Sontag - Proceedings of the 44th IEEE Conference on …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Molecular Systems Biology and Control: A Qualitative-Quantitative Approach Page 1 Molecular
Systems Biology and Control: A Qualitative-Quantitative Approach Eduardo D. Sontag ∗ …

The role of feedback mechanisms in biological network models—A tutorial

N Radde - Asian Journal of Control, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Feedback circuits are network motifs that are important for the proper regulation of various
cellular processes. Moreover, feedback is related to complex dynamic behavior such as …

Practical differentiation using ultrasensitive molecular circuits

CC Samaniego, G Giordano… - 2019 18th European …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Biological systems compute spatial and temporal gradients with a variety of mechanisms,
some of which have been shown to include integral feedback. In traditional engineering …

Introduction to the special issue on approaches to control biological and biologically inspired networks

R Albert, J Baillieul, AE Motter - IEEE Transactions on Control …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emerging field at the intersection of quantitative biology, network modeling, and control
theory has enjoyed significant progress in recent years. This Special Issue brings together a …

Time-scale separation based design of biomolecular feedback controllers

TW Grunberg, D Del Vecchio - 2019 IEEE 58th conference on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Time-scale separation is a powerful property that can be used to simplify control systems
design. In this work, we consider the problem of designing biomolecular feedback …