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Latest revision as of 21:38, 26 September 2013

Scripting

Glucocorticoid Detection System Deterministic model

Equations

function y = EcuacionesGluco(t,x)
global gammaGR mGRIR mCC deltaGRI alfaR deltaR deltaCC betaCC k n deltaS H
%
%---------Parameters------%
%
%
GRO=funcImpulso(t);
%
%------ Variables%------%
%
GRI= x(1); %Glucocorticoid inside the cell 
R=x(2); %Receptor in the cytoplasm
CC=x(3); %Receptor -Glucocorticoid complex
V=x(4); %Violacein
%
%
%---Equations---%
dGRI=gammaGR*(GRO-GRI)-mGRIR*GRI*R+mCC*CC-deltaGRI*GRI;
dR=alfaR-mGRIR*GRI*R+mCC*CC-deltaR*R;
dCC=mGRIR*GRI*R-mCC*CC-deltaCC*CC-(betaCC*CC.^n)/(k^n+CC.^n);%Revisar
dV=H*(betaCC*CC^n)/(k^n+CC^n)-deltaS*V;
%
y1(1)=dGRI;
y1(2)=dR;
y1(3)=dCC;
y1(4)=dV;
%
%
y= y1';
%
end

Equation solver


%global gammaGR mGRIR mCC deltaGRI alfaR deltaR deltaCC betaCC k n deltaS H
%
%
gammaGR= 0.1;      %Diffussion rate of glucocorticoid inside the cell (mm/min)
mGRIR=1.080e-3;    % GRI-R complex formation kinetic constant (1/umol min)
mCC=1.14*10^-8;    %GRI-R Complex formation reverse  kinetic constant (1/min)
deltaGRI=0.00833;  %Glucocorticoids Destruction rate inside the cell (1/min)
alfaR= 0.8e3;      %Basal production rate of the receptor (umol/min) 
deltaR=0.004166;   %Receptor destruction rate inside the cell (1/min)
deltaCC=0.004166;  % GRI-R complex Destruction rate (1/min)
betaCC=0.5e3;      % GRI-R complex maximum expression rate (umol/min)
k=0.05e3;          %Hill's constant for the GRI-R complex dimmer binding to his respective region (umol)
n=2;               %Hill coefficient (cooperation constant)
deltaS=0.04166;    %Signal destruction rate (1/min)
H=2;               %Correction constant for the signal
%
%
%
h=60; %maximum time
m=0.01; %step length [s]
t=0:m:h; %time vector
%
xi=[0 0 0 0];
%
y=fsolve(@CondIndGluco,xi,optimset('algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','maxiter',100000,'tolfun',1e-9));
%
conInd=y;
assignin('base','conInd',conInd);
l=(0:m:h)'; %Vector de tiempo
%
x=zeros(length(l),length(conInd)); %Matriz de variables, en las columnas varia
%la variable y en las filas varia el tiempo
%
GRO=zeros(1,length(l));
%
x(1,:)=conInd;
%
for u=1:length(l)-1
%    
   xk=x(u,:); %Takes the last position of the matrix (i.e. the actual values of the variables)
%    
%  k1=EcuacionesGluco(l(u),xk); %first slope of the RK4 method
%  k2=EcuacionesGluco(l(u)+m/2,xk+(m/2*k1)'); %second slope of the RK4 method
%  k3=EcuacionesGluco(l(u)+m/2,xk+(m/2*k2)'); %third slope of the RK4 method
%  k4=EcuacionesGluco(l(u)+m,xk+(m*k3)'); %ffourth slope of the RK4 method
%   
%  xk1=xk+m/6*(k1+2*k2+2*k3+k4)'; %new vectors for the variables
%   
%      
%  xk2=zeros(1,length(xk1));
%   
%   
%  for p=1:length(xk1)
%       
%      if(xk1(p)<0.00000001)
%           
%          xk2(p)=0;
%      else
%          
%          xk2(p)=xk1(p);
%      end
%       
%  end
%   
%   
%  x(u+1,:)=xk2; %Actualization of the new vector of variables int the martrix
%   
%   
%   
%   
%   
end
%
for j=1:length(l)
%   
%  if (l(j)<(10) || l(j)>(30))
%       
%      GRO(j)=155;
%       
%  else
%       
%      GRO(j)=155*1.3;
%       
%       
%  end
%   
%   
end
%
GRI=x(:,1);
R=x(:,2);
CC=x(:,3);
V=x(:,4);
%
%
figure(1) 
plot(l,R)%,l,GRO)%,l,CC,l,V)
legend('Receptor')%,'Glucocorticoid') %, 'Complex', 'Signal')
xlabel('Time')
ylabel('Concetration (micromolar)')
title('Glucocorticoid model')
%
figure(2)
plot(l,CC)%,l,GRO)
legend('Complejo')%,'Glucocorticoid')
%
figure(3)
plot(l,V)%,l,GRO)
legend('Senal')%,'Glucocorticoid')
%
figure(4)
plot(l,GRI)%,l,GRO)
legend('GRI')%,'Glucocorticoid')
% 

Stochastic

%
%Stochastic Simulation of the Chemical Reactions of the Glucocorticoid
%System
%
%
%%----Parameters of the System----
global gammaGR mGRIR mCC deltaGRI alfaR deltaR deltaCC betaCC k n deltaS H
%
%%-----Initial Conditions of the glucocorticoid system-----
%Run CondIndGluco.m with the parameters of the system.
%
con=condiciones();
%
GRO_0= round(10000); %Glucocorticoid Outside the Cell
GRI_0 = round(con(1)); %Glucocorticoid Inside the Cell
R_0= round(con(2)); %Receptor
CC_0= round(con(3)); %Receptor- Glucocorticoid Complex
V_0= round(con(4));%Signal
%
%%----Simulation Constants----
numCells = 10;
numEvents= 60000;
numCurves = 5; % Restriction(numCurves<numCells)
Step=0.1;
tMax=45; %Minutes
%
%Plot the behaviour of the molecule 1/0 for yes/no
Plot_GRO = 1;            
Plot_GRI=1;            
Plot_R =1;             
Plot_CC = 1;             
Plot_V = 1;   
PlotMean=1;          
%
%%----Stochastic Simulation----
%Variables of the System
GRO= zeros(numCells,numEvents);
GRI= zeros(numCells,numEvents);
R= zeros(numCells,numEvents);
CC= zeros(numCells,numEvents);
V = zeros(numCells,numEvents);
%
t = zeros(numCells,numEvents); %Time
tr = zeros(numCells,numEvents);
%Initial Conditions
GRO(:,1)=GRO_0*ones(numCells,1);
GRI(:,1)=GRI_0*ones(numCells,1);
R(:,1)=R_0*ones(numCells,1);
CC(:,1)=CC_0*ones(numCells,1);
V(:,1)=V_0*ones(numCells,1);
%
%Stochastic Simulation
%
for S_ns =1:numCells
%
%
    for S_ne = 1:numEvents
        %Random numbers drawn from uniform distribution between zero and
        %one
        rand1 = rand(1); %This determine time
        rand2 = rand(1); %This determine Event
%
        %Events (Description in attached document)
        e1= gammaGR*GRO(S_ns,S_ne);
        e2= gammaGR*GRI(S_ns,S_ne);
        e3= mGRIR*GRI(S_ns,S_ne)*R(S_ns,S_ne);
        e4= mCC*CC(S_ns,S_ne);
        e5= deltaGRI*GRI(S_ns,S_ne);
        e6= alfaR;
        e7= deltaR*R(S_ns,S_ne);
        e8= deltaCC*CC(S_ns,S_ne);
        %e8= (betaCC*((CC(S_ns,S_ne))^n))/(k^n)+ ((CC(S_ns,S_ne))^n);
        e9= H*((betaCC*((CC(S_ns,S_ne))^n))/((k^n)+ ((CC(S_ns,S_ne))^n)));
        e10= deltaS*V(S_ns,S_ne);
%
        %Vector of Events
        vecEvents = [e1,e2,e3,e4,e5,e6,e7,e8,e9,e10];
%
        %Sum of Events
        sumEvents = sum(vecEvents);
%
        %Waitiing time until the next ocurrence of a reaction time
        %Probabilistic Distribution
        time= (1/sumEvents)*log(1/rand1);
        tr(S_ns,S_ne)=time;
        t(S_ns,S_ne+1)= t(S_ns,S_ne)+ time;
%
%
        %Glucocorticoid outside the cell        
%
        GRO(S_ns,S_ne+1)=funcImpulso(t(S_ns,S_ne+1));
        if(t(S_ns,S_ne)<130)
            GRI(S_ns,S_ne)=funcImpulso(t(S_ns,S_ne+1))*957/2575;
        end
%
        %Simulation Creation/Destruction of each molecule
        if rand2<(vecEvents(1)/sumEvents)
%
            GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne)+1;
            R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne);
            CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne);
            V(S_ns, S_ne+1) = V(S_ns,S_ne);
%
        elseif rand2< (sum(vecEvents(1:2)))/sumEvents
            if GRI(S_ns,S_ne)<=0
%
                GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= 0;
            else
                GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne)-1;
            end
%
            R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne);
            CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne);
            V(S_ns, S_ne+1) = V(S_ns,S_ne);
%
%
        elseif rand2< (sum(vecEvents(1:3)))/sumEvents
%
            if R(S_ns,S_ne)<=0 || GRI(S_ns,S_ne)<=0
               CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne);
               R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne);
               GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne);
            else
               CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne)+1;
               R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne)-1;
               GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne)-1;
            end
            V(S_ns, S_ne+1) = V(S_ns,S_ne);
%
%
        elseif rand2< (sum(vecEvents(1:4)))/sumEvents
%
            if CC(S_ns,S_ne)<=50
               CC(S_ns,S_ne+1)=0;
               GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne);
               R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne); 
            else
               CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne)-50;
               GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne)+50;
               R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne)+50; 
            end
%
            V(S_ns, S_ne+1) = V(S_ns,S_ne);
%
        elseif rand2< (sum(vecEvents(1:5)))/sumEvents
%
            if GRI(S_ns,S_ne)<=0
               GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)=0;
            else
               GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne)-10;
            end
%
%
            R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne);
            CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne);
            V(S_ns, S_ne+1) = V(S_ns,S_ne); 
%
        elseif rand2< (sum(vecEvents(1:6)))/sumEvents
%
            GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne);
            R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne)+600;
            CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne);
            V(S_ns, S_ne+1) = V(S_ns,S_ne);
%
        elseif rand2< (sum(vecEvents(1:7)))/sumEvents
%
            if R(S_ns,S_ne)<=0
                   R(S_ns,S_ne+1)=0;
            else
                R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne)-300;
            end
%
%
            GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne);
            CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne);
            V(S_ns, S_ne+1) = V(S_ns,S_ne);
%
        elseif rand2< (sum(vecEvents(1:8)))/sumEvents
            if CC(S_ns,S_ne)<=35
               CC(S_ns,S_ne+1)=round(CC(S_ns,S_ne)*0.75);
            else
              CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne)-35;
%
            end
            GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne);
            R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne);                   
            V(S_ns, S_ne+1) = V(S_ns,S_ne);
%
        elseif rand2< (sum(vecEvents(1:9)))/sumEvents
%
            GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne);
            R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne);
            CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne);
            V(S_ns, S_ne+1) = V(S_ns,S_ne)+1000;
%
        else
            if V(S_ns,S_ne)<=0
               V(S_ns,S_ne+1)=0;
            else
               V(S_ns, S_ne+1)= V(S_ns,S_ne)-500;
            end
%
            GRI(S_ns,S_ne+1)= GRI(S_ns,S_ne);
            R(S_ns, S_ne+1)= R(S_ns,S_ne);
            CC(S_ns, S_ne+1)= CC(S_ns,S_ne);
%
        end
    end
end
%
%% ------------- Time Regularization -----------------------------
time=t;
%
[orgTime, newGRO] = regIntervalFixed2(time, GRO, Step, tMax);
[orgTime, newGRI] = regIntervalFixed2(time,GRI, Step, tMax);
[orgTime, newR] = regIntervalFixed2(time, R, Step, tMax);
[orgTime, newCC] = regIntervalFixed2(time, CC, Step, tMax);
[orgTime, newV] = regIntervalFixed2(time, V, Step, tMax);
%
GROMean=mean(newGRO);
GRIMean=mean(newGRI);
RMean=mean(newR);
CCMean=mean(newCC);
VMean=mean(newV);
%
%
%% Plotting 
% figure(1)
% plot(t(1,:),GRI(1,:),t(1,:),GRO)
% title('GRI')
% figure(2)
% plot(t(1,:),R(1,:))
% title('R')
% figure(3)
% plot(t(1,:),V(1,:))
% title('V')
% figure(4)
% plot(t(1,:),CC(1,:))
% title('CC')
%
if Plot_GRO
    figure,
%
    for i= 1:numCurves
        stairs(orgTime,newGRO(i,:))
        hold on
    end
    %if PlotMean
        %stairs(orgTime,GROMean,'r')
    %end
    hold off 
%
    title();
    xlabel('Time(min)');
    ylabel('Glucocorticoid Outside The Cell(Molecules)');
end
%
if Plot_GRI
    figure,
    for i= 1:numCurves
        stairs(orgTime,newGRI(i,:))
%
        hold on
    end
%
    if PlotMean
        stairs(orgTime,GRIMean,'r','LineWidth',2.5)
    end
    hold off 
%
    title();
    xlabel('Time(min)');
    ylabel('Glucocorticoid Inside The Cell(Molecules)');
end
%
 if Plot_R
    figure,
    for i= 1:numCurves
        stairs(orgTime,newR(i,:))
        hold on
    end
%
    if PlotMean
        stairs(orgTime,RMean,'r','LineWidth',2.5)
    end
    hold off 
%
    title();
    xlabel('Time(min)');
    ylabel('Receptor(Molecules)');
end           
%
if Plot_CC
    figure,
    for i= 1:numCurves
        stairs(orgTime,newCC(i,:))
        hold on
    end
%
    if PlotMean
        stairs(orgTime,CCMean,'r','LineWidth',2.5)
    end
    hold off 
%
    title();
    xlabel('Time(min)');
    ylabel('Receptor-Glucocorticoid Complex(Molecules)');
end           
%
if Plot_V
    figure,
    for i= 1:numCurves
        stairs(orgTime,newV(i,:))
        hold on
    end
%
    if PlotMean
        stairs(orgTime,VMean,'r','LineWidth',2.5)
    end
    hold off 
%
    title();
    xlabel('Time(min)');
    ylabel('Signal Production(Molecules)');
end 
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
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% 
%
%

Nickel removal system Deterministic model

Equations

%
function y = EqNick(x,t)
%
%--Parameters---%
%
global gammaN Kp beta Kd Kx alfaR deltaR Kt deltaT n alfaP deltaP
%
%
%
No=x(1); % Niquel outside the cell
%
%------ Variables%------%
% 
Ni= x(2); %Nickel Inside the cell
R=x(3); %RcnR (Repressor) 
T=x(4); %RcnR Tetramer
P=x(5); %Porine  
% 
%
                             %---Equations---%
%  
dNo=-gammaN*(No-Ni) - Kp*P*No;
dNi=gammaN*(No-Ni) + Kp*P*No- beta/(1 + (T/(Kd*(1+(Ni/Kx))^n)));
dR=alfaR-deltaR*R - Kt*R^4;
dT= Kt*R^4 - deltaT*T - beta/(1 + (T/(Kd*(1+(Ni/Kx))^n)));
dP=alfaP - deltaP*P + beta/(1 + (T/(Kd*(1+(Ni/Kx))^n)));
%
y1(1)=dNo;
y1(2)=dNi;
y1(3)=dR;
y1(4)=dT;
y1(5)=dP;
%
y= y1';
%
end

Equation solver

%
%
clear all
clc
%
%
%
%---------Parameters------%
%
%
%
global gammaN Kp beta Kd Kx alfaR deltaR Kt deltaT n alfaP deltaP
%
gammaN=0.5034e-4; %Diffussion rate of Nickel (1/min)
%
Kp=0.000634; %Dynamic constant for the entrance of nickel to the cell
%
beta=0.166; %Porine maximum expression rate (nM/min)
%
Kd=276e-3; %Association constant DNA and repressor (nM)
%
Kx=25e-3; %Association constant of the repressor with nickel (nM)
%
alfaR= 5; %Represor basal production rate (nM/min)
%
deltaR=1/1200; % Represor destruction rate (1/min)
%
Kt=820e-3;% Rate constant for the formation of the tetramer
%
deltaT=1/1200; %Tetramer destruction rate (!/min)
%
n=1; %Hill coefficient (cooperation constant)
%
alfaP=0.031; %Porine basal production rate (nM/min)
%
deltaP=1/1200;%Porine destruction rate (1/min)
%
%
%
yo=[0 0 0 0];
%
con=fsolve(@(x)CondIniciales(x),yo, optimset('display','iter','MaxIter',1000000,'algorithm','levenberg-marquardt','tolfun',1e-9));
%
assignin('base','ini',con);
%
%
cond=abs(con);
%
h=30; %Tiempo maximo
%
m=0.01; %Paso
l=(0:m:h);%Vector de tiemp
%
condI=[9.88e3 cond];
x=zeros(length(l),length(condI));
x(1,:)=condI;
%
for k=1:length(l)-1
%    
   xk=x(k,:); %Captura de la ultima posicion de la matirz, es decir, los valores actuales de las variables
%   
   k1=EqNick(xk,l(k)); %Primera pendiente del metodo de RK4
   k2=EqNick(xk+(m/2*k1)',l(k)+m/2); %Segunda pendiente del metodo de RK4
   k3=EqNick(xk+(m/2*k2)',l(k)+m/2); %Tercera pendiente del metodo de RK4
   k4=EqNick(xk+(m*k3)',l(k)+m); %Cuarta pendiente del metodo de RK4
%  
   xk1=xk+m/6*(k1+2*k2+2*k3+k4)'; %Calculo de nuevos valores para las
   %variables
%  
   %xk1=xk+m*ecuaDif(l(k),xk)'; %Method of Newton
%   
   xk2=zeros(1,length(xk1));
%   
%   
   for p=1:length(xk1)
%       
       if(xk1(p)<0.00000001)
%           
           xk2(p)=0;
       else
%           
           xk2(p)=xk1(p);
       end
%       
   end
%   
%   
   x(k+1,:)=xk2; %Actualizacion del nuevo vector de variables en la matriz
%    
%   
%   
%   
end
%
No=x(:,1);
Ni=x(:,2);
assignin('base','No',No);
assignin('base','Nistable',Ni(length(Ni)));
disp(Ni(length(Ni)))
R=x(:,3);
assignin('base','Rstable',R(length(R)));
T=x(:,4);
assignin('base','Tstable',T(length(T)));
P=x(:,5);
assignin('base','Pstable',P(length(P)));
cond=[R(length(R)) T(length(T)) P(length(P))];
assignin('base','cond',cond);
figure(1)
plot(l,No,l,P)
legend('No','P')
xlabel('Time (min)')
ylabel('Concentration (nM)')
figure(2)
plot(l,Ni)
legend('Ni')
xlabel('Time (min)')
ylabel('Concentration (nM)')
figure(3)
plot(l,R)
legend('R')
xlabel('Time (min)')
ylabel('Concentration (nM)')
figure(4)
plot(l,T)
legend('T')
xlabel('Time (min)')
ylabel('Concentration (nM)')
figure(5)
plot(l,P)
legend('P')
xlabel('Time (min)')
ylabel('Concentration (nM)') 
%

Stochastic

   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
   % Stochastic Simulation of the Chemical Reaction of the Nickel Absortion
   % System
   %
   %
   % Author: Igem Team Colombia 2013.
   %
   %% ----------------------- Parameters --------------------------------
   %
   clear all;close all;clc
   %
   global gammaN Kp beta Kd Kx alfaR deltaR Kt deltaT n alfaP deltaP
   %
   gammaN=0.5034; %Diffussion rate of Nickel (1/min)
   %
   Kp=0.00004634; %Dynamic constant for the entrance of nickel to the cell
   %
   beta=1.00e-1; %Porine maximum expression rate (nM/min)
   %
   Kd=1.66e2; %Association constant DNA and repressor (nM)
   %
   Kx=1.51e1; %Association constant of the repressor with nickel (nM)
   %
   alfaR= 6.02e-2; %Represor basal production rate (nM/min)
   %
   deltaR=1/1200; % Represor destruction rate (1/min)
   %
   Kt=820e-3;% Rate constant for the formation of the tetramer 
   %
   deltaT=1/1200; %Tetramer destruction rate (!/min) 
   %
   n=1; %Hill coefficient (cooperation constant)
   %
   alfaP=1.87e-2; %Porine basal production rate (nM/min)
   %
   deltaP=1/1200;%Porine destruction rate (1/min)
   %
   %% ---------------------- Initial Conditions ----------------------
   %
   % Taken from running CondIniciales.m with the same parameters above.
   con=CondInicialesSto();
   condI=[0 round(con)];
   %
   %condI=[100 0 0.590218512408079,118.952234340367,37.6611256746707];
   %
   Ni_0 = condI(1);
   R_0 = condI(2);
   T_0 = condI(3);
   P_0 = condI(4);
   %
   %
   %% --------------------- Simulation Constants ----------------------
   %
   NumbSimul = 100;         % Number of Different Simulation
   NumbEvent = 100000;     % Number of Total Events happening along the simulation.
   NumbCurvesPlotted = 7;  % Number of Curves shown on each plot.(NumbCurvesPlotted < NumbSimul)
   Step = 0.5;             % Step between time intervals
   TimeMax = 100;           % Maximum time of the simulation.
   PlotMean = 1;           % Plot the curve of the mean of each simulation? 1/0 for yes/no
   %
   %
   Plot_Ni = 1;            % Plot the graph of Ni? 1/0 for yes/no
   Plot_R = 1;             % Plot the graph of R? 1/0 for yes/no
   Plot_T = 1;             % Plot the graph of T? 1/0 for yes/no
   Plot_P = 1;             % Plot the graph of P? 1/0 for yes/no
   %
   changeCreation = 1000;  % Number of creation of proteins in certain events
   changeDecrease = 1;     % Number of molecules decreased in certain events
   %
   % Number of Nickel molecules inside dthe cell per number of Porine
   % Molecules
   NickPerPorine = 1/(7*(1/1e12)*(6.02e23)*(1.66e-21)*(40.1*1000)); 
   %% --------------------- Stochastic Simulation ---------------------
   %
   % Variables
   %
   Ni = zeros(NumbSimul,NumbEvent);
   R = zeros(NumbSimul,NumbEvent);
   T = zeros(NumbSimul,NumbEvent);
   P = zeros(NumbSimul,NumbEvent);
   % Initial Conditions
   %
   Ni(:,1)=Ni_0*ones(NumbSimul,1);
   R(:,1)=R_0*ones(NumbSimul,1);
   T(:,1)=T_0*ones(NumbSimul,1);
   P(:,1)=P_0*ones(NumbSimul,1);
   %
   % Time
   t = zeros(NumbSimul,NumbEvent);
   %
   % Simulation
   %
   for s_NS = 1:NumbSimul
       for s_NE = 1:NumbEvent
           s1 = rand;      % Random Number between 0 and 1 for time choosing
           s2 = rand;      % Random Number between 0 and 1 for event choosing                 
     %
           % Events (See document attached for better explanation)
    %
           Ev1 = beta/(1+(T(s_NS,s_NE)/(Kd*(1+(Ni(s_NS,s_NE)/Kx)^n))));
           Ev2 = alfaR;
           Ev3 = deltaR*R(s_NS,s_NE);
           Ev4 = Kt*R(s_NS,s_NE)^4;
           Ev5 = deltaT*T(s_NS,s_NE);
           Ev6 = alfaP;
           Ev7 = deltaP*P(s_NS,s_NE);
     %
           % Vector of Events
           VecEvents = [Ev1,Ev2,Ev3,Ev4,Ev5,Ev6,Ev7];
      %
           SumEvents = sum(VecEvents);
      %
           % Chosen time at random based on the probability distribution
           Time = (1/(SumEvents))*log(1/s1);        
     %
           t(s_NS,s_NE+1) = t(s_NS,s_NE)+ Time;
    %
           % Event Choosing at random based on each event's weight. What
           % happens on each event is explained better in the attached doc. 
     %
           if s2 < (sum(VecEvents(1:1)/SumEvents))   
      %
               R(s_NS,s_NE+1)= R(s_NS,s_NE);
               if T(s_NS,s_NE)>0
                   T(s_NS,s_NE+1)= T(s_NS,s_NE)-changeDecrease;
               else
                   T(s_NS,s_NE) = 0;
               end
               P(s_NS,s_NE+1)= P(s_NS,s_NE)+changeCreation;
     %
           elseif s2 < (sum(VecEvents(1:2)/SumEvents))
     %
               R(s_NS,s_NE+1)= R(s_NS,s_NE)+changeCreation;
               T(s_NS,s_NE+1)= T(s_NS,s_NE);
               P(s_NS,s_NE+1)= P(s_NS,s_NE);
    %
           elseif s2 < (sum(VecEvents(1:3)/SumEvents))
     %
               if R(s_NS,s_NE)>0
                   R(s_NS,s_NE+1)= R(s_NS,s_NE)-changeDecrease;
               else
                   R(s_NS,s_NE) = 0;
               end
               T(s_NS,s_NE+1)= T(s_NS,s_NE);
               P(s_NS,s_NE+1)= P(s_NS,s_NE);
    %
           elseif s2 < (sum(VecEvents(1:4)/SumEvents))
     %
              if R(s_NS,s_NE)>0
                   R(s_NS,s_NE+1)= R(s_NS,s_NE)-changeDecrease;
               else
                   R(s_NS,s_NE) = 0;
               end
               T(s_NS,s_NE+1)= T(s_NS,s_NE)+changeCreation;
               P(s_NS,s_NE+1)= P(s_NS,s_NE);
      %
           elseif s2 < (sum(VecEvents(1:5)/SumEvents))
      %
               R(s_NS,s_NE+1)= R(s_NS,s_NE);
               if T(s_NS,s_NE)>0
                   T(s_NS,s_NE+1)= T(s_NS,s_NE)-changeDecrease;
               else
                   T(s_NS,s_NE) = 0;
               end
               P(s_NS,s_NE+1)= P(s_NS,s_NE);
     %
           elseif s2 < (sum(VecEvents(1:6)/SumEvents))
      %
               R(s_NS,s_NE+1)= R(s_NS,s_NE);
               T(s_NS,s_NE+1)= T(s_NS,s_NE);
               P(s_NS,s_NE+1)= P(s_NS,s_NE)+changeCreation;
     %
           elseif s2 < (sum(VecEvents(1:7)/SumEvents))
      %
               R(s_NS,s_NE+1)= R(s_NS,s_NE);
               T(s_NS,s_NE+1)= T(s_NS,s_NE);
               if P(s_NS,s_NE)>0
                   P(s_NS,s_NE+1)= P(s_NS,s_NE)-changeDecrease;
               else
                   P(s_NS,s_NE) = 0;
               end;
           end
   % 
       end
   end
   %
   % Nickel Inside the Cell
   %
   Ni = NickPerPorine*P;
  % 
   %
   %% ------------- Time Regularization -----------------------------
   time = t;
   %
   [~, newNi] = regIntervalFixed2(time, Ni, Step, TimeMax);
   [~, newR] = regIntervalFixed2(time, R, Step, TimeMax);
   [~, newT] = regIntervalFixed2(time, T, Step, TimeMax);
   [newTime, newP] = regIntervalFixed2(time, P, Step, TimeMax);
   %
   %
   NiMean=mean(newNi);
   RMean=mean(newR);
   TMean=mean(newT);
   %
   %% ----------------------- Plotting ----------------------------------
   %
   %
   if Plot_Ni
       figure,
       for s_NP = 1:NumbCurvesPlotted
           stairs(newTime,newNi(s_NP,:))
           hold on
       end
       if PlotMean
           stairs(newTime,NiMean,'r');
       end
       hold off
       xlabel('Time (min)');
       ylabel('Nickel Inside the cell (Molecules)');
   end
  %
   if Plot_R
       figure,
       for s_NP = 1:NumbCurvesPlotted
           stairs(newTime,newR(s_NP,:))
           hold on
       end
       if PlotMean
           stairs(newTime,mean(newR),'r');
       end
       hold off
       xlabel('Time (min)');
       ylabel('Repressor (Molecules)');
   end
  % 
   if Plot_T
       figure,
       for s_NP = 1:NumbCurvesPlotted
           stairs(newTime,newT(s_NP,:))
           hold on
       end
       if PlotMean
           stairs(newTime,mean(newT),'r');
       end
       hold off
       xlabel('Time (min)');
       ylabel('Tetramer (Molecules)');
   end
   %
   if Plot_P
       figure,
       for s_NP = 1:NumbCurvesPlotted
           stairs(newTime,newP(s_NP,:))
           hold on
       end
       if PlotMean
           stairs(newTime,mean(newP),'r');
       end
       hold off
       xlabel('Time (min)');
       ylabel('Porines (Molecules)');
   end