Unstable Modes and Order Parameters of Bistable Signaling Pathways at Saddle-Node Bifurcations: A Theoretical Study Based on Synergetics

Figure 3

Illustration of the saddle-node bifurcation (part I) for the asymmetric pathway model. The stable fixed point given by (high) and (low) is about to merge with the unstable fixed point. Parameters: , , and .