General pharmacology QSP

Membrane Ternary Binding

A generic dynamic model for exploring how a bifunctional ligand binds two finite membrane-site classes, forms a ternary bridge through either binary intermediate, and can enter a high-ligand hook regime.

Therapeutic
generic bifunctional membrane ligand
Modality
Other biologic or therapeutic modality
Target
configurable left membrane site, configurable right membrane site
Disease
Mechanism-agnostic membrane-bridging research
Model type
QSP

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Parameters
9
States
5
Equations
5
Derived outputs
9

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Low ligand

Tests the ligand-limited side of the ternary-bridge response.

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Starting configuration

Time: 0–24 hour; step 0.25

InputDefaultAvailable range
Free ligand reservoir0.08 nM0.04–0.12 nM
Left site association0.08 1/(nM*h)0.04–0.12 1/(nM*h)
Left site dissociation0.4 1/h0.2–0.6 1/h
Right site association0.04 1/(nM*h)0.02–0.06 1/(nM*h)
Right site dissociation0.8 1/h0.4–1.2 1/h

Expected readouts

Total binary complex (nM) · Ternary bridge (nM) · Left sites in ternary bridges (percent) · Right sites in ternary bridges (percent)

Adjustable model parameters

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How the model represents the biology

Explores how an open ligand reservoir, asymmetric binary affinities, membrane site densities, and two crosslink routes produce binary occupancy, ternary bridging, and a high-ligand hook regime.

A generic bifunctional ligand can bind either of two membrane site classes and then capture the opposite site to form a bridge. At high ligand, separate binary complexes can compete with ternary bridging and create a hook regime.
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