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From: Network motifs: structure does not determine function

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This table shows the variation in the outputs of the four different motifs identified in the literature for a variety of steady inputs. The details of the model used can be found in the methods section, and the values of the parameters used are in Table 2. In the input column, the motif is first exposed to two high inputs, I X and I Y take the value of 100. This is indicated as two green squares. The outputs of the two second tier proteins are then measured after the system has attained equilibrium (after 10,000 seconds), and the outputs are characterized as High, Low or Off, denoted by Green, Yellow or Red squares respectively. On the second row the inputs are changed to be I X high and I Y low (values used were 100 and 10 respectively). In the final two rows the situation is considered in which one of the inputs is turned off (denoted by a red square). What is of most interest is the variation in the pattern of outputs along each row, indicating that the characteristic output of the motif varies qualitatively according to the detailed structure, in addition to the quantitative variation in the outputs.

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