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Table 2 Summary of the case studies. Each column describes a calibration problem. Further details can be found in Additional file 3 (numerical data) and Additional file 4 (detailed descriptions including the model differential equations)

From: Robust and efficient parameter estimation in dynamic models of biological systems

Short name

BBG

FHN

MAPK

GOsc

TGFB

TSMP

CHM

Description

Biomass

FitzHugh-

MAPK

Goodwin’s

TGF- β

3-Step

Chemotaxis

 

Batch

Nagumo

Signalling

Oscillator

Signalling

Metabolic

Signalling

 

Growth

Oscillator

Pathway

 

Pathway

Pathway

Pathway

Reference

[123]

[124, 125]

[126]

[127]

[48]

[44]

[128]

Implementation of dynamics

[123]

BIOMD00000000010 ∗

BIOMD00000000346 ∗, [129]

[130]

[48]

[44]

BIOMD00000000404 ∗

Total parameters

4

3

22

8

21

36

60

Estimated parameters

4

3

6

8

18

36

38

States

2

2

8

3

18

8

26

Observed states

2

1

2

3

16

8

7(+1)

Experiments

1

1

1

1

1

8

2

Data points

22

6

20

20

240

1344

160

  1. *The dynamic model can be found in the Biomodels Database (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels-main)