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Welcome to our modelling section. We have used a novel ensemble modeling approach, to better aid the synergy between wetalb and dry lab teams. On this page you will find short answers to the questions; What is ensemble modelling? What did we model? what did our model achieve?
 
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Part of what we hope to achieve with this ensemble methodology is a blueprint for other igem teams. As such each step in creating and using our model is laid out in the below diagram. Clicking on a specific step will take you to a page explaining the theory. Going deeper you can access a discussion of the code. There will be a link to the relevant parts of our github (a website storing our code) Use these codes as you wish.
 
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Instead of running your model once with some specific parameters (for example rate constants.), you find all the possible parameters in literature and run your model for lots of combinations sampled in a clever way. By doing this you take take into account the uncertainty in the parameters. You will create probabilistic outputs allowing you to make rigorous conclusions.
 
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We focused on modelling the cell free mechanism, see the experimental section for details. The short version is the alcopatch relies on Alcohol, AOx, hrp and abts are mixed together making oxidised abts which is colourful. The process will work for any model however and this was chosen as a simpler example to demonstrate the technique, focusing on the process rather than the system itself.
 
  
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All the modeling and experimental work for mechanism 1 was done using Glucose and GOx instead, this was due to laboratory limitations. This effects the modelling analysis in trying to predict things about alcohol which came from human practices. The equivalent analysis was done for glucose. Rerunning the analysis for alcohol would only require the change of some constants, so the analysis acts as a proof of concept and still shows the integration of human practices.
 
  
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Firstly we narrowed down the potential reaction schemes and increased our knowledge of our rate constants.
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Secondly we have created a blueprint for using ensemble modelling instead of simple ODE modelling in the hope that it can become standard practice for iGEM. MATT THIS WAS A PLACE HOLDER YOU ARE TO WRITE THIS AFTER THE RESULTS SECTION AS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LINK BETWEEN THE TOO.     
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We achieved 3 main aims in our modelling work:
  
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</br> We introduced a novel <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/ModelExplorer">ensemble modelling</a> approach to iGEM and made this approach accessible to other iGEM teams by sharing <a target="_Blank" href="https://github.com/Manchester-iGem-2016/Ensemble-Modelling">our code.</a>
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We improved our understanding of our system and used real experimental data to improve our model, using <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/MechanismUncertainty">network mechanism analysis </a> and <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/ParameterRelationships">parameter relationship analysis</a>. <br />
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We answered key questions that arose during our <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/hp"> integrated human practices</a> work, helping to improve the design of our system using <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/Costing">cost analysis</a>.
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All of our models are available on <a target="_Blank" href="https://github.com/Manchester-iGem-2016/Ensemble-Modelling">our Github page</a>
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      <th><a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/MechanismUncertainty">Network Mechanism Analysis </a></th>
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    <td>Comparing model predictions with experimental data for different potential circuit topologies. <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/MechanismUncertainty">read more</a></td>
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    <td>Assessing the interlinking nature of specific parameter pairings on the outcomes of the system. <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/ParameterRelationships"> read more </a></td>
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    <td>Predicting the costs for a range of different system specifications by varying the amount of enzymes based on experimental data. <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/Costing">read more</a></td>
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We found great inspiration from our <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Human_Practices/Industries">human practices</a> and guidance working both ways with the experiments. Click <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/hp"> here</a> to see a summary.
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We focused on modelling the <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Description/mechanism1">Cell-free Mechanism</a>. The short version is the AlcoPatch relies on alcohol, alcohol oxidase (AOx), horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) to detect and quantify alcohol levels. The ABTS<sub>Oxidised</sub> produced in the prescence of alcohol is dark green and can be detected spectophotometrically or visually.
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We focused on this small system because it was possible to obtain a large amount of <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Notebook">experimental data</a> for model validation, and because it allowed us to establish and illustrate the <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Model/ModelExplorer">ensemble modelling</a> process.
 
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We focused on modelling the cell free mechanism, see the experimental section for details. The short version is the AlcoPatch relies on Alcohol, AOx, HRP and ABTS are mixed together making oxidised ABTS which is colourful. The process will work for any model however and this was chosen as a simpler example to demonstrate the technique, focusing on the process rather than the system itself.  
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The majority of our experimental data came from the <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Manchester/Proof">proof-of-concept</a> study of the analogous system of glucose and glucose oxidase (GOx) rather than alcohol and AOx. The reaction network of the two sytems is the same and only some kinetic parameters differ.
 
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All the modeling and experimental work for mechanism 1 was done using Glucose and GOx instead, this was due to laboratory limitations. This effects the modelling analysis in trying to predict things about alcohol which came from human practices. From human practices we also noticed glucose would have the same mechanism scheme,[link to hp] The equivalent analysis was done for glucose. Rerunning the analysis for alcohol would only require the change of some constants, so the analysis acts as a proof of concept and still shows the integration of human practices.
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Manchester iGEM 2016
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What were we modelling?
What is esemble modelling?
What does our modelling achieve?

What did our model achieve?

We achieved 3 main aims in our modelling work:
We introduced a novel ensemble modelling approach to iGEM and made this approach accessible to other iGEM teams by sharing our code.
We improved our understanding of our system and used real experimental data to improve our model, using network mechanism analysis and parameter relationship analysis.
We answered key questions that arose during our integrated human practices work, helping to improve the design of our system using cost analysis.

All of our models are available on our Github page

Network Mechanism Analysis Parameter Relationship Analysis Cost Analysis
Comparing model predictions with experimental data for different potential circuit topologies. read more Assessing the interlinking nature of specific parameter pairings on the outcomes of the system. read more Predicting the costs for a range of different system specifications by varying the amount of enzymes based on experimental data. read more

We found great inspiration from our human practices and guidance working both ways with the experiments. Click here to see a summary.

What were we modelling?

We focused on modelling the Cell-free Mechanism. The short version is the AlcoPatch relies on alcohol, alcohol oxidase (AOx), horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) to detect and quantify alcohol levels. The ABTSOxidised produced in the prescence of alcohol is dark green and can be detected spectophotometrically or visually.

We focused on this small system because it was possible to obtain a large amount of experimental data for model validation, and because it allowed us to establish and illustrate the ensemble modelling process.

The majority of our experimental data came from the proof-of-concept study of the analogous system of glucose and glucose oxidase (GOx) rather than alcohol and AOx. The reaction network of the two sytems is the same and only some kinetic parameters differ.

A schematic diagram of the final circuit of our detection system is given below.
For more information about the individual reactions click on the blue enzyme boxes.

Reaction Network Diagram used in the modelling

Alternatively you can click on the enzyme name below:

Glucose Oxidase
Horseradish Peroxidase

What is Ensemble Modelling?

Incomplete and uncertain knowledge of kinetic parameters is a common problem when building models for synthetic biology. Ensemble modelling is one strategy to deal with this problem. Instead of running our model with a single set of specific parameters (for example rate constants), we run our model multiple times using different sets of plausible parameter values and analyse the predictions as an ensemble. We collected all the available parameter values from published literature and took into account the uncertainties that are associated with them. The resulting confidence in our parameter values was then described by probability density functions.
This has created probabilistic outputs allowing us to make rigorous conclusions about our reaction mechanism – and to assess which predictions are reliable, and where we are lacking information.

To explore the theory of this process please click the boxes on the diagram below.

Overview flowchart of ensemble modelling

Alternatively you can click on the step name below:

Collecting and Processing Data
Generating Probability Density Functions
Simulate the System
Analyse the Results
Story of the Model

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