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Phenotype switching can be triggered by external stimuli and by intrinsic stochasticity. Here, we focus on the motility-matrix production switch in . We use modeling to describe the SinR-SlrR bistable switch and its regulation by SinI and to distinguish different sources of stochasticity. Our simulations indicate that intrinsic fluctuations in the synthesis of SinI are insufficient to drive spontaneous switching and suggest that switching is triggered by upstream noise from the Spo0A phosphorelay. IMPORTANCE The switch from motility to matrix production is the first step toward biofilm formation and, thus, to multicellular behavior in . The transition is governed by a bistable switch based on the interplay of the regulators SinR and SlrR, while SinI transmits upstream signals to that switch. Quantitative modeling can be used to study the switching dynamics. Here, we build such a model step by step to describe the dynamics of the switch and its regulation and to study how spontaneous switching is triggered by upstream noise from the Spo0A phosphorelay.
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