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Computational biomodelers adopt either of the following approaches: build rich, as complete as possible models in an effort to obtain very realistic models, or on the contrary, build as simple as possible models focusing only on the core aspects of the process, in an effort to obtain a model that is easier to analyze, fit, and validate. When the latter strategy is adopted, the aspects that are left outside the models are very often up to the subjective options of the modeler. We discuss in this paper a heuristic method to simplify an already fit model in such a way that the numerical fit to the experimental data is not lost. We focus in particular on eliminating some of the variables of the model and the reactions they take part in, while also modifying some of the remaining reactions. We illustrate the method on a computational model for the eukaryotic heat shock response. We also discuss the limitations of this method.
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Petre, I., Mizera, A., Back, RJ. (2009). Computational Heuristics for Simplifying a Biological Model. In: Ambos-Spies, K., Löwe, B., Merkle, W. (eds) Mathematical Theory and Computational Practice. CiE 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5635. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03073-4_41
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