Robustness of a gene regulatory circuit

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 4299-4307

  Little, John W ^b   Shepley, Donald P ^a   Wert, David W ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of gene regulation; Genetic switch; Lambda phage; Lambda repressor; System behavior

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; VIRUS GENE;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENES, REGULATOR; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0033517148     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.15.4299     Document Type: Article

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