itkBioGeneNetwork.h

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#ifndef itkBioGeneNetwork_h
#define itkBioGeneNetwork_h


#include "itkMacro.h"
#include "ITKBioCellExport.h"

#include <vector>

namespace itk
{
namespace bio
{
class ITKBioCell_EXPORT GeneNetwork
{
public:
  typedef   std::vector< float > ProteomeType;
  typedef   std::vector< float > DomainsType;

public:
  GeneNetwork();
  virtual ~GeneNetwork();

  void Copy(const GeneNetwork & genome);

private:

  // This array contains the concentrations of each protein
  // in the cell at a certain time.
  ProteomeType m_ProteinConcentration;

  // This array contains the concentrations of domain affinities
  // in the cell at a certain time. Since each protein may
  // have multiple domains and each domain has affinities
  // for standard domains in the regulatory section of genes,
  // this array is indexed by the domains in the regulatory
  // section. The final value on each entry indicates the
  // probability of a domain to be bound during a certain time
  // interval.
  DomainsType m_DomainConcentration;
};
} // end namespace bio
} // end namespace itk

#endif